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ROCK ISLAND AUCTION COMPANY

 

Welcome to Rock Island Auction Company, the worlds leading auction house for firearms, edged weapons and military artifacts.

 

Rock Island Auction Company has been solely owned and operated by Patrick Hogan since its inception. This company was conceived on the idea that both the sellers and buyers should be completely informed and provided a professional venue for a true auction. After working with two other auction companies, Mr. Hogan began Rock Island Auction Company in 1993.  Under Mr. Hogan’s guidance the company has experienced growth each and every year; and he is the first to say it is his staff’s hard work and determination that have yielded such results.

 

A good reputation and proven results is a true test of any successful auction house.  Rock Island Auction Company routinely sells over 60% to 70% of its auction lots to bidders who are absentee - that’s trust!  Further, in the last six years Rock Island Auction Company has sold no less than 97% of the lots brought to the auction block.

 

Here at Rock Island Auction Company, we have two different types of auctions:  Premiere and Regional. 


Our Premiere auctions take place three times a year, each over a three-day period.  Each of these auctions is made up of the rare, unusual, mint, and highly collectable pieces.  The catalogs for these auctions are full-color, two volume sets consisting of over 600 pages and 6000+ photos.  These auctions typically consist of 2700+ lots.  These sales will garner on average $7 to $12 million dollars.


Our Regional auctions are made up of affordable antiques, beginning collector’s items, usable sporting arms, and many non-firearm lots.  The catalogs for these auctions are black and white, 150+ pages, and consist of 1200+ lots.  These sales will garner on average $2 to $3 million dollars. We have named these “regional” as we encourage the buyer to view the items in person therefore we focus on buyers within a 500 mile driving radius. However these sales have become very popular. Our number of catalogs printed has sky-rocketed therefore our absentee bids have done the same.  Both auctions can be viewed on our web-site in full color.

We can be trusted to obtain results ­ just look at our record. 

Rock Island Auction Company is and has been the #1 firearms auction company in the world in sales for the past 6 years:


2004 = $14.6 million

2005 = $16 million

2006 = $19 million

2007 = $28.6 million

2008 = over $31 million

2009 = $28 million

 

Rock Island Auction Company has conducted numerous firearms auctions since it was established in 1993, however in only six years our sales total is $137.7 Million, the highest in the industry. We sell more firearms than any other auction house in the world.


    CURRENT PROVEN RESULTS:

    Magnificent "1 of 1000"Winchester 1876 Lever Action Rifle

    $494,500

    Spectacular Cased Factory Engraved Colt Third Model Dragoon Revolver

    $253,000

    Magnificent Deluxe Factory Engraved, Gold-Plated Henry Lever-Action Rifle

    $241,500

    Exceptionally Rare Colt Model 1874 "Camel" Gatling Gun Complete with Original Carriage Crate Cover and Accessories

    $230,000

    Historic and Magnificent Cased and Engraved Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolvers Presented to the Commander of the Light Brigade

    $195,500

    Historic Presentation Engraved Colt Thunderer Model 1877 Double Action Revolver with Magnificent Inscribed Gold Washed Solid German Silver Grips Presented to Lawman Pat Garrett, Killer of "Billy The Kid" by His El Paso friends

    $138,000

    Outstanding Deluxe Special Order Conrad Ulrich, Factory Engraved Winchester Model 1866 Lever Action Rifle

    $126,500

    Extremely Rare Factory Engraved Colt Sheriff's Model Single Action Army Revolver with Factory Letter

    $126,500

    Extremely Rare Model 1863 LeMat Percussion Carbine

    $115,000

    Rare Colt Texas Paterson Revolver with Seven Silver Bands and Ivory Grip

    $103,500

    Exceptional Presentation Cased 1897 New York Exhibition, Deluxe, Factory Engraved Winchester Model 1886 Lever Action Rifle with Gold/Nickel Plated Finish

    $97,750

    Important and Historic Double Cased Set of Presentation Inscribed Civil War Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolvers with Ivory Grips

    $97,750

    Rare Hotchkiss Revolving Naval Cannon with Carriage Mount and Accessories

    $92,000

    Cased Pair of Consecutively Serial Numbered Winchester Built Model 21 Three Barrel Set Shotguns

    $80,500

    Ultra-Rare Colt Double Barrel Rifle

    $80,500

    Ultra-Rare New Haven Arms Volcanic Lever-Action Navy Pistol Carbine with Attachable Stock

    $80,500

     

     Colt  Belt Model Paterson Revolver

    $414,000

     

    Model 1861 Colt Navy Revolver 

     $368,000

     

    Standard Production Henry Rifle 

     $172,500

     

    U.S. Colt Single Action Cavalry Model Revolver 

     $115,000

     

    Sharps Model 1878 Sporting Rifle

     $103,500

     

    Volcanic Pistol 

    $143,750

     

    Singer M1911A1 Pistol

    $80,500

     

    Sharps Model 1874 Freund Armory Conversion Rifle

    $109,250

    Remington Double Derringer

    $46,000

    Colt Model 1878 Double Action Revolver

    $34,500

    Robins and Lawrence Pepperbox Pistol

    $37,375

    U.S. Springfield Model 1975 Trapdoor Rifle

    $54,625

    Colt Bisley Flattop Target Revolver

    $43,125

    Non-Engraved Colt 1908 Semi-Automatic Pistol

    $28,750

    Sharps Model 1853 Shotgun

    $63,250

    J.P. Sauer M. 30 Lufwaffe Survival Drilling

    $37,750

    Colt Ace .22 Caliber Semi-Automatic Pistol

    $20,700

    Deluxe Starr Percussion Carbine

    $37,375

    Colt .22 Officers Model Revolver

    $20,500

    Red Nine Mauser Broomhandle Pistol

    $10,925

    Springfield National Match M1 Garand Rifle

    $54,625




     

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