Auction times:
Auction begins 10 am Sept. 16, 17 & 18.
Full day preview Friday, Sept. 15 from 10 am – 6 pm
Preview Sept. 16, 17 & 18 from 8 am – 10 am, and during the auction for items not being sold that day.

Location
Rock Island Auction Company’s 15,000 square foot state-of-the-art auction facility is located at,
4507 49th Avenue, Moline IL 61265
800-238-8022, Fax 309-79-1655, email info@rockislandauction.com
www.rockislandauction.com for more location, directions, and hotel information

• This September's 16th - 18th three day auction is "Massive"! High quality arms covering a broad spectrum of collecting.

• 400 to 500 Winchesters, from antique levers through to the more modern models. One of the finest groupings of Winchesters we have ever offered, including a fine model 1886 Deluxe 45-70 lever action two barrel set with the second barrel being a factory smooth bore. Winchester model 21’s, and many model 12’s and 42’s. A huge selection of slide action rifles in nearly new or new condition. A first rate Winchester auction with a fine grouping of original John M. Browning blueprints for Winchester prototype rifles never built. A truly outstanding auction that contains much more than the 400 to 500 Winchesters.

• This auction has a fine selection of U.S. military flintlock rifles and pistols. The military theme continues into the Civil War with a rather large quantity of high conditioned percussion arms (both longarms and pistols) of the Civil War era. Native American artifacts and arms ranging from the Indian Wars and later. Over 300 Colts with many fine DA revolvers and mint semi autos. Nearly 300 Smith & Wesson arms as well as a very large selection of sporting shotguns, rifles and pistols.

• The auction also has some of the finest WWI and WWII arms from both sides of the conflicts. There are many Lugers, P-38’s, European and Japanese long arms and pistols. The U.S. weapons include many 1903’s, 1917’s, M1 carbines, M1 Garands, Johnsons, trench guns and more. Colt pistols include many DA’s and some of the finest high conditioned 1911 and 1911A1’s to ever come to auction. This grouping will be led by a Singer 1911A1

• The Civil War era carbines are outstanding with many “mint” examples including a very fine military marked Warner carbine, as well as the following mint carbines: Palmer, Joslyn, Smith, Sharps, Burnside and others. The Civil War muskets are also very well represented with a minty Remington Zouave, an outstanding Sharps, and many others too numerous to mention.

•An outstanding group of 1911’s , 1911A’s, Colt 38 Super’s and Colt ACR pistols . Some of the finest we have ever offered.

• One of the finest gold inlaid bank note tight scroll engraved cased pair of Colt SAA's in existence. Click here to view.

•The Civil War era pistols include Colt percussion arms as well as high conditioned Manhattan revolvers, Remington percussion revolvers, an outstanding U.S. Starr, rare cased Sharps, crisp Rodgers & Spencer and others.

•This auction features a very large collection of Civil War era longarms, pistols, swords, fighting knives and military related ephemera. Over 50 identified Confederate pieces with an outstanding group of minty carbines, muskets and pistols. Nearly impossible to believe that after nearly 150 years that there are such high conditioned examples surviving.

• Rock Island Auction Company's fall sale features hundreds of sporting rifles, shotguns, and pistols. The Line up of manufacturers represented includes names like: Purdey, Rigby, Winchester, Parker, Ithaca, Merkel and more.

•A very fine group of high conditioned and several factory engraved Merwin & Hulberts.

•An absoutely fine group of Savage Lever Action rifles, some factory engraved.

•An absolutely mint collection of German built Walthers with nearly every accessory offered. An ultra rare WA2000 and a group of tactical law enforcement Beretta storm rifles.

•A huge selection of US, European, and Japanese military arms. Minty U.S. arms including many incredible 1903’s, Johnson semi-auto rifles, Trench guns, Garands, M1 Paratroopers, 1917’s, and minty pre-1900 and early 1900 U.S. military longarms.

•Many Japanese high conditioned pistols complete with rigs.

• This auction also contains one of the finest groupings of Winchester slide action arms we have ever offered. Many new in the box model 61's, 62's, 62A's, as well as many model 12's and 42's.

•Very rare original John M Browning original drawings of prototype rifles. Winchester bought the designs and many were never produced. There is original drawings on the 1895 Lever Action rifle.

• There are many artifacts and weapons identified to the Confederacy. A Leech & Rigdon pistol, Confederate Fayetteville Armory rifle, a rare Richmond marked Sharps carbine, identified D-guard Bowies and several Confederate swords. The artifacts include letters, ammunition, buttons and other items used by both Union and Confederate troops.