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Premier Firearms Auction #88

Rock Island, IL

May 19, 2023 to May 21, 2023

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  • Lot 2: Winchester 1885 High Wall Single Shot Rifle in .50 Express

    Rare and Well Documented Winchester Model 1885 High Wall Single Shot Rifle in Highly Desirable 50 Express Caliber with Factory Letter


    Estimated Price: $10,000.00 - $15,000.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 50 express

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    Description: The included factory letter confirms the current ....

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  • Lot 4: Winchester Model 1894 Lever Action Rifle

    Exceptional Antique Winchester Model 1894 Lever Action Rifle


    Estimated Price: $4,500.00 - $7,000.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 30 WCF

    Lot contains antique items

    Description: Manufactured in 1898, making this Winchester Model...

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  • Lot 5: Antique Winchester Model 1873 Lever Action Rifle

    Very Fine Antique Winchester Model 1873 Lever Action Rifle


    Estimated Price: $3,000.00 - $5,000.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 32 WCF

    Lot contains antique items

    Description: Manufactured in 1887 as a Third Model with integra...

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  • Lot 6: Winchester Model 1886 Lever Action .45-70 Rifle

    Winchester Model 1886 Lever Action Rifle in Desirable .45-70 Caliber


    Estimated Price: $3,000.00 - $4,500.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 45-70

    Lot contains antique items

    Description: This Winchester Model 1886 Lever Action Rifle in d...

  • Lot 7: Winchester Model 1886 Lever Action with Casehardened Receiver

    Fine Special Order Winchester Model 1886 Lever Action Rifle in Desirable 45-90 W.C.F. with Factory Letter


    Estimated Price: $7,500.00 - $9,500.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 45-90 WCF

    Lot contains items with documentation
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    Description: A fine example of an early production Winchester M...

  • Lot 8: Winchester Model 1876 Lever Action Rifle

    Winchester Model 1876 Lever Action Rifle with Desirable Express Rear Sight and Factory Letter


    Estimated Price: $5,000.00 - $7,000.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 45-75

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    Description: The factory letter lists this rifle with an octago...

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  • Lot 9: Antique Winchester Model 1873 Saddle Ring Carbine

    Exceptional Antique Winchester Model 1873 Lever Action Saddle Ring Carbine with Factory Letter


    Estimated Price: $12,000.00 - $18,000.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 44 WCF

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    Description: This Winchester Model 1873 Carbine was manufacture...

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  • Lot 10: Antique Casehardened Winchester Model 1886 Lever Action Rifle

    Excellent Antique Winchester Model 1886 Lever Action Rifle in Rare .40-82 W.C.F. with Very Attractive Casehardened Frame and Factory Letter


    Estimated Price: $22,500.00 - $37,500.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 40-82 WCF

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    Description: The Winchester Model 1886 was the first lever acti...

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  • Lot 11: Civil War Production New Haven Arms First Model Henry Rifle

    Exceptional Civil War Production New Haven Arms First Model Henry Lever Action Rifle


    Estimated Price: $75,000.00 - $110,000.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 44 Henry RF

    Lot contains antique items

    Description: This is an extraordinary example of a Henry lever ...

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  • Lot 12: Early Special Order Winchester Second Model 1876 Rifle

    Fine Early Production Special Order Winchester Model 1876 Lever Action Rifle with Factory Letter


    Estimated Price: $5,500.00 - $8,500.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 45-75

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    Description: Manufactured in 1878, the larger caliber Model 187...

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  • Lot 13: Special Order Winchester Model 1886 .45-90 WCF Rifle

    Special Order Winchester Model 1886 Lever Action .45-90 WCF Rifle with Factory Letter


    Estimated Price: $5,500.00 - $8,000.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 45-90

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    Description: The Model 1886 is one of the finest Winchester mo...

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  • Lot 16: Winchester Model 1866 Lever Action Carbine

    Outstanding Winchester Model 1866 Lever Action Saddle Ring Carbine


    Estimated Price: $60,000.00 - $90,000.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 44 RF

    Lot contains antique items

    Description: This outstanding Third Model Winchester 1866 carbi...

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  • Lot 18: Deluxe Special Order Winchester Model 1873 Lever Action Rifle

    Rare John Ulrich Engraved and Signed Documented Deluxe Special Order Winchester Model 1873 Lever Action Rifle Inscribed for Dr. E.X. Amoss with Factory Letter


    Estimated Price: $30,000.00 - $45,000.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 32 WCF

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    Description: This is a rare deluxe Winchester Model 1873 rifle ...

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  • Lot 19: Winchester Model 1873 Lever Action Rifle

    Exceptional Winchester Model 1873 Lever Action Rifle with Factory Letter


    Estimated Price: $7,500.00 - $10,000.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 44 WCF

    Lot contains items with documentation
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    Description: The Model 1873 is one of the most famous of all Am...

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  • Lot 20: Winchester Model 1876 Rifle with Extra Length Barrel

    Documented Special Order Winchester Model 1876 Lever Action Rifle with Extra Length Barrel, Factory Letter and George Madis Letter


    Estimated Price: $5,500.00 - $8,500.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 45-60

    Lot contains items with documentation
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    Description: Manufactured in 1885 as a third model with integra...

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  • Lot 22: L.D. Nimschke Engraved Winchester Model 1866 Rifle

    Highly Attractive, Documented L.D. Nimschke Signed Deluxe Engraved Winchester Model 1866 Lever Action Rifle, as Pictured in "Winchester Engraving"


    Estimated Price: $20,000.00 - $30,000.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 44 RF

    Lot contains antique items

    Description: This highly attractive Winchester Model 1866 lever...

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  • Lot 23: Volcanic Repeating Arms Company Lever Action Navy Pistol

    Volcanic Repeating Arms Company Lever Action Navy Pistol


    Estimated Price: $6,000.00 - $9,000.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 41 Volcanic

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    Description: The Volcanic Arms Company manufactured only an est...

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  • Lot 24: Massachusetts Arms Co. Wesson & Leavitt Dragoon Revolver

    Fine and Scarce Massachusetts Arms Co. Wesson & Leavitt Percussion Dragoon Revolver


    Estimated Price: $3,500.00 - $5,500.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 40

    Lot contains antique items

    Description: Reportedly, 850 of these Dragoon revolvers were ma...

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  • Lot 25: Factory Engraved Mass Arms Co. Wesson & Leavitt Belt Revolver

    Factory Engraved Massachusetts Arms Co. Wesson & Leavitt Belt Model Percussion Revolver


    Estimated Price: $2,250.00 - $3,500.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 31

    Lot contains antique items

    Description: Only around 1,000 of the Wesson & Leavitt Belt Mod...

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  • Lot 27: Antique Winchester Model 1890 Slide Action Rifle

    Rare Antique Winchester Model 1890 Slide Action Rifle with Desirable Casehardened Receiver and Factory Letter


    Estimated Price: $4,500.00 - $6,500.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 22 RF Short

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    Description: The accompanying factory letter for this rifle sta...

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  • Lot 30: Antique Winchester First Model 1890 Slide Action Rifle

    Antique Winchester First Model 1890 Slide Action Solid Frame Rifle in Desirable .22 WRF with Factory Letter


    Estimated Price: $4,500.00 - $7,000.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 22 WRF

    Lot contains items with documentation
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    Description: Manufactured in 1892. Standard blade front and fix...

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  • Lot 33: Winchester Model 1866 Carbine with Nickel Plated Finish

    Scarce Documented Nickel Plated Finish Winchester Model 1866 Carbine with Factory Letter


    Estimated Price: $9,000.00 - $15,000.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 44 Henry RF

    Lot contains antique items

    Description: This fine Winchester Model 1866 saddle ring carbin...

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  • Lot 36: Colt Lightning Medium Frame Slide Action Rifle

    Colt Lightning Medium Frame Slide Action Rifle


    Estimated Price: $1,600.00 - $2,500.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 32-20

    Lot contains antique items

    Description: Manufactured in 1888. Brass blade front and semi-b...

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  • Lot 38: Antique Colt Frontier Six Shooter Single Action Army Revolver

    Antique Black Powder Colt Frontier Six Shooter Single Action Army Revolver with Holster


    Estimated Price: $3,000.00 - $5,000.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 44 WCF

    Lot contains antique items

    Description: Manufactured in 1879, this antique .44 WCF SAA fea...

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  • Lot 40: Antique Winchester Model 1873 Lever Action Rifle in .22 Long

    Fine Antique Winchester Model 1873 Lever Action Rifle in .22 Long Caliber with Factory Letter


    Estimated Price: $3,500.00 - $5,500.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 22 L

    Lot contains items with documentation
    Lot contains antique items

    Description: Manufactured in 1886 as a Third Model, the barrel ...

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  • Lot 43: Winchester Model 1886 Lever Action Rifle

    Winchester Model 1886 Lever Action Rifle


    Estimated Price: $1,800.00 - $2,750.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 38-56 WCF

    Lot contains antique items

    Description: Manufactured in 1888. The barrel has a German silv...

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  • Lot 46: Colt Model 1878 Grade 2 Double Barrel Hammer Shotgun with Letter

    Colt Model 1878 Grade 2 Double Barrel Hammer Shotgun with Factory Letter and Case


    Estimated Price: $2,000.00 - $3,500.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 12

    Lot contains items with documentation
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    Description: Blued Damascus steel barrels with a single bead si...

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  • Lot 47: Remington Model 1890 Single Action Army Revolver

    Scarce and Desirable Remington Model 1890 Single Action Army Revolver


    Estimated Price: $3,000.00 - $4,500.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 44 WCF

    Lot contains antique items

    Description: Remington manufactured approximately 2,000 of thes...

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  • Lot 49: Antique Colt Medium Frame Lightning Slide Action Rifle

    Antique Colt Medium Frame Lightning Slide Action Rifle


    Estimated Price: $2,000.00 - $3,000.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 38 WCF

    Lot contains antique items

    Description: Manufactured in 1893 with the standard two-line ad...

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  • Lot 51: Antique Winchester Model 1894 Takedown Rifle

    Desirable Antique Winchester Model 1894 Lever Action Takedown Rifle


    Estimated Price: $2,750.00 - $4,250.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 30 WCF

    Lot contains antique items

    Description: Manufactured in 1897 with standard markings includ...

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  • Lot 52: Antique Winchester Model 1892 Lever Action Rifle

    Fine Antique Winchester Model 1892 Lever Action Rifle in Desirable .44-40 WCF


    Estimated Price: $2,750.00 - $4,250.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 44 WCF

    Lot contains antique items

    Description: Manufactured in 1897. Dovetail blade front sight a...

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  • Lot 53: Antique Colt Frontier Six Shooter Single Action Army Revolver

    Antique Black Powder Colt Frontier Six Shooter Single Action Army Revolver with Holster


    Estimated Price: $3,000.00 - $5,000.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 44 WCF

    Lot contains items with documentation
    Lot contains antique items

    Description: When introduced in 1877, the .44-40 WCF SAA was in...

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  • Lot 54: Antique Colt Single Action Army Revolver in .44 S&W

    Documented Antique Colt Single Action Army Revolver in Rare .44 S&W with Factory Letter


    Estimated Price: $3,000.00 - $5,000.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 44 S&W

    Lot contains items with documentation
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    Description: Manufactured 1898, the top of the barrel has the s...

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  • Lot 61: Antique Marlin Deluxe Model 1893 Lever Action Rifle

    Exceptional Antique Marlin Deluxe Model 1893 Lever Action Rifle


    Estimated Price: $8,500.00 - $12,000.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 32-40

    Lot contains antique items

    Description: Offered here is a wonderful, high condition, highl...

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  • Lot 65: Deluxe Special Order Casehardened Bullard Rifle

    Exceptional and Rare Deluxe Special Order Casehardened Bullard Lever Action Rifle with Special Order Tapered Barrel in Desirable 45 Caliber


    Estimated Price: $14,000.00 - $22,500.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 45

    Lot contains antique items

    Description: This is a beautiful example of a Deluxe Special Or...

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  • Lot 68: Remington No. 1 Rolling Block Long Range "Creedmoor" Rifle

    Exceptional E. Remington & Sons No. 1 Rolling Block Long Range "Creedmoor" Target Single Shot Sporting Rifle


    Estimated Price: $5,500.00 - $8,000.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 44-77

    Lot contains antique items

    Description: Reportedly, a few hundred of the original Long Ran...

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  • Lot 69: Engraved Sharps 1853 Slant Breech Octagon Barrel Sporting Rifle

    Engraved Sharps Model 1853 Slant Breech Octagon Barrel Percussion Sporting Rifle with Factory Letter


    Estimated Price: $6,500.00 - $11,000.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 44

    Lot contains items with documentation
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    Description: The Sharps Model 1853 is one of the most iconic fi...

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  • Lot 70: Spencer Repeating "Buffalo" Rifle with Remington Heavy Barrel

    Spencer Repeating "Buffalo" Rifle with Remington Marked Heavy Barrel


    Estimated Price: $4,500.00 - $6,500.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 50

    Lot contains antique items

    Description: Approximately 50,000 of these carbines were manufa...

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  • Lot 71: Engraved Remington-Hepburn No. 3 Single Shot Sporting Rifle

    Factory Engraved Remington-Hepburn No. 3 Single Shot Sporting Rifle with Double Set Triggers


    Estimated Price: $5,000.00 - $8,000.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 38-50 Rem

    Lot contains antique items

    Description: These rifles were manufactured c. 1883-1907. This ...

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  • Lot 73: Remington-Hepburn No. 3 Single Shot Sporting Rifle

    Very Fine Remington-Hepburn No. 3 Single Shot Sporting Rifle in Desirable .45-70 Caliber


    Estimated Price: $3,000.00 - $4,500.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 45-70 Government

    Lot contains antique items

    Description: These rifles were manufactured c. 1883-1907. This ...

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  • Lot 74: Marlin Ballard No. 9 Union Hill Single Shot Falling Block Rifle

    Marlin Ballard No. 9 Union Hill Single Shot Falling Block Rifle


    Estimated Price: $1,800.00 - $2,750.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 38-55

    Lot contains antique items

    Description: This model was manufactured between 1876 and 1891....

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  • Lot 75: S&W New Model 3 Attributed as Presented to Henry Cabot Lodge

    Historic Cased Smith & Wesson New Model No. 3 Single Action Revolver from the Lodge Family Attributed as Presented to Congressman Henry Cabot Lodge by His Close Friend President Theodore Roosevelt with Notarized Letter


    Estimated Price: $15,000.00 - $25,000.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 44 S&W Russian

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    Description: This revolver was passed down through the family o...

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  • Lot 76: Smith & Wesson Number 3 American 2nd Model Revolver

    Smith & Wesson Number 3 American 2nd Model Single Action Revolver


    Estimated Price: $1,400.00 - $2,500.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 44 S&W Russian

    Lot contains antique items

    Description: Introduced in 1872. The revolver features a scarce...

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  • Lot 77: Japanese Contract Smith & Wesson New Model No. 3 Revolver

    Scarce Japanese Navy Contract Smith & Wesson New Model No. 3 Single Action Revolver


    Estimated Price: $2,250.00 - $3,500.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 44 S&W Russian

    Lot contains antique items

    Description: This revolver falls into the 28111-29668 serial nu...

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  • Lot 78: Turkish Contract Smith & Wesson New Model No. 3 Revolver

    Very Scarce Turkish Contract Smith & Wesson New Model No. 3 .44 Rimfire Single Action Revolver


    Estimated Price: $2,500.00 - $4,000.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 44 RF

    Lot contains antique items

    Description: Produced on order for the Ottoman Empire, the Turk...

  • Lot 79: William Petty's Smith & Wesson New Model No. 3 Target Revolver

    Historic, Documented Smith & Wesson New Model No. 3 Target Single Action Revolver Shipped to International Target Shooting Champion and New York Police Officer William E. Petty with Factory Letter


    Estimated Price: $3,500.00 - $5,500.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 44 S&W Russian

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    Description: The accompanying factory letter confirms the revol...

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  • Lot 80: Engraved Turkish Smith & Wesson Russian 3rd Model Revolver

    Documented New York Engraved Turkish Contract Smith & Wesson Russian 3rd Model Revolver in Scarce .44 Rimfire Henry with Holster and Factory Letter and Photographed in Several Publications


    Estimated Price: $5,500.00 - $8,500.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 44 Henry RF

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    Description: As noted in the included factory letter, "This rev...

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  • Lot 81: Inscribed Smith & Wesson .44 DA Frontier Target Revolver

    Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action Frontier Target Revolver Presentation Inscribed to a Belgian Artillery Officer


    Estimated Price: $3,500.00 - $5,500.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 44 WCF

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    Description: This S&W .44 Double Action Frontier target revolve...

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  • Lot 82: New York Engraved Smith & Wesson .32 Single Action Revolver

    Presentation Cased New York Panel Scene Engraved Smith & Wesson .32 Single Action Revolver with Pearl Grips


    Estimated Price: $5,500.00 - $7,500.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 32 S&W

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    Description: Manufactured from 1878 to 1892. Offered here is an...

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  • Lot 83: Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action Frontier Revolver

    Desirable Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action Frontier Revolver with Bridgeport Rig Stud


    Estimated Price: $2,500.00 - $3,750.00

    Caliber / Gauge: 44 WCF

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    Description: This example has the rare and desirable Bridgeport...

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