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Premiere Collector's Firearms Auction (April 28, 29, & 30, 2007)

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• Over 2700 Lots!!!

• Firearms offered in this sale cover the Revolutionary War through to the more Modern Sporting Arms

• Exceptionally conditioned Volcanics, Henry’s, and Winchesters.  The complete evolution of the lever action.  The finest conditioned Henry rifle to come to auction in decades.  Engraved Henry’s and 1866’s, minty Winchester lever action rifles in every model - 1886, 1873, 1890, new 1895 carbine, Hoggson Engraved 1866, Model 70 in 22 Hornet, and others. 
The absolutely finest Winchester lever actions in our history - Quite a statement from the #1 Auction Company in the country!

• Over 700 Smith & Wessons to be offered in this sale, from antique to modern - several serial number 1's and prototypes.

• Spectacular Colt single action revolvers.  Several factory engraved with huge Western history.  A complete collection of Colt 1873 Artillery Models.  Several Bisley and Lightnings including an Exceptional Colt Bisley Flattop Target Revolver in 44-40 Caliber. Also there are many mint high end double actions including some very historic and engraved pieces.

• Incredible selection of early Colt revolvers starting with the very first, a wonderful Colt Texas Paterson, as well as a “C” Company Walker, Dragoons, 1851’s, 1860’s, 1861’s and others.  

• Many more antique long arms and pistols. The condition is astonishing!

• Outstanding cane guns and swords including an early Civil War presentation sword.     

• A collection of arms and an ephemera including Colt 1862 Police Pocket Revolver, Sword, and Epaulets of Civil War General Cooke.     

• Outstanding Union and Confederate Civil War Pieces. The Civil war era pistols and long arms are to numerous to list - they include several Martially marked Henry Rifles and high end Confederate pistols.

• Fine selection of Remington Arms including a Magnificent pair of Deluxe, Factory Engraved Gold Washed Inscribed Ivory Stocked 1871 Single Shot Pistols.

•  Several High Quality U.S. Military items ranging from the Indian War era through WWII.  There are mint trapdoors, near new experimental type rifles as well as snipers, one of the finest Trench SHotguns known, and an M1 Garand Gas Trap.
 
• Incredible selection of early Colt early autos - 1903's, 1905's 1908's - an Exceptional Colt Model 1900 Sight Safety Automatic Pistol, a Colt Model 1907 Army Contract Semi-Automatic Pistol with Colt Factory Letter, and several others.

• Many 1911's and 1911A1's  - including a grouping of experimental models and single digit serial numbers. 


• The European/Japanese selection includes a super rare 20-shot broomhandle with stock, a 1902 Luger carbine, one of the finest known Luftwaffe cased Survival Drillings, a mint Small Ring Broomhandle,  G41 DUV Rifle, a Borchardt, a mint Japanese Paratrooper, Baby Nambu's, and many others to numerous to list.

•  We have several "true" estates represented in this sale.  When selling an estate we are offering some items that are out of the firearms related genre.  We have several motorcycles from antique Indians to the more modern but more collectable Harley Davidsons.  Many quality bronzes, 18th and 19th Century sculptures, gasoline memorabilia, 1950's era Coca-Cola memorabilia, as well as Western related collectables.


•  A fine grouping of quality gaming devices including roulete wheels, slot machines, wheel of fortune, and more.

• A large grouping of antique match safes.

• A Large grouping of western related memorabilia including 101 Ranch items, Bohlin type saddle, and several other saddles.  Very historic Indian Territories holsters and rigs.  Nice selection of Indian artifacts.

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