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Rock Island Auction Company's August 15th - 17th Premier Firearms Auction offers a spectacular selection of legacy arms, historic masterworks, and some of the most desirable treasures in the fine arms pursuit.

Lot 1436Brown Brothers Engraved Pair of Purdey Over/Under Shotguns

Est price$250,000.00 - $350,000.00

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Lot 1081Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver Inscribed to Major Joel Elliott

Est price$50,000.00 - $75,000.00

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Lot 1168Factory Engraved/Inscribed Colt Bisley Model Revolver

Est price$70,000.00 - $90,000.00

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Lot 3112Inscribed Gold Plated Smith & Wesson "Model of 1891" Revolver

Est price$9,500.00 - $16,000.00

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Lot 284Heckler & Koch Model SP5 Semi-Automatic Pistol with Box

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Lot 223Upgraded Colt Officer's Model Heavy Barrel Revolver

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Lot 92Austrian Police Marked FN M1935 High-Power Pistol with Box

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Lot 558Sig Sauer M18 Limited Edition Commemorative Pistol with Box

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Documented King Louis XIII of France Wheellock Gun Signed F.P.Extraordinary, Historic, and Well-Documented Extensively Gold and Silver Ornamented Royal Presentation Wheellock Sporting Arm Signed F.P. from the Magnificent Cabinet d'Armes of King Louis XIII of France

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Sold for$881,250

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Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Cased Remington New Model Army RevolversIncredibly Historic, National Treasure, Documented, L.D. Nimschke Master Engraved Remington New Model Army Percussion Revolvers with Patriotic Eagle and Portrait Raised Relief Carved Grips Presented to Commander of the Union Armies and Future President of the United States Ulysses S. Grant

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Sold for$5,170,000

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Factory One of One Thousand Winchester Model 1873 RifleExceptional, Documented Winchester Model 1873 "One of One Thousand" Lever Action Rifle Well-Documented in Several Winchester Reference Books with Factory Letter.

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Sold for$528,750

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Lot Five Ainsworth Inspected U.S. Colt Cavalry Model RevolverHistoric, Finest Known "Lot Five" Ainsworth Inspected Custer Battle U.S. Cavalry Model Colt Single Action Army Revolver with Holster and Kopec Gold Seal Letter Documented as a Battlefield Pick-Up

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Sold for$763,750

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Jack Crawford & James Barton Adams Presentation Winchester 1873Well-Documented, Historic, Factory Exhibition Engraved Winchester Deluxe Model 1873 Lever Action Rifle with Dual Presentation Plaques Presented by The Winchester Repeating Arms Company to Captain Jack Crawford and then Gifted to Fellow Western Scout, Friend, and Poet James Barton Adams

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