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Rock Island Auction Company® Presents the Collections of PART II

&PART I

FFU42

Also Featuring The Collections of:

Ray Saign John H. Bill
Piedmont Elven Hamilton
Thor Edgeberg Putnam Green/

Sycamore

XFM1

FFU1347

BCX216

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September 9th, 10th & 11th, 2016

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Featuring
THE COLLECTION OF

FFU1347

Magnificent
Historic Presentation Cased

Conrad F. Ulrich Twice
Signed Masterpiece: The
Three Graces Winchester
Deluxe Model 1866 Musket

Originally Owned By U.S.
Senator Thomas Witherell Palmer

Chevalier Ira Paine XFM1

Documented Extremely
Rare Exhibition Panel Scene

Factory Engraved German
Silver Frame Winchester

Model 1866 Lever Action
Rifle with Factory Letter
Connected to Exhibition

Shooter Chevalier Ira Paine

FRESH! Never before seen by the public!
In the family for over 128 years!

Buffalo Bill Cody FFU1462

Historic and Well Documented
Factory Engraved Deluxe

Winchester Model 1873 Lever
Action Short Rifle with Factory

Exhibition Special Order Finish and
Features Presented by Buffalo Bill

(William F. Cody) to Robbie Campbell
Adams Twelve Year Old Son of Wild

West Show Pamphlets Publisher for the
Wild West Shows Performance at Madison Square Garden

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FFU1439

Winchester
Model 1895
Takedown Fancy Lever
Action .405 Rifle with
Factory No. 1 Engraving and

Gold Inlays

ANJ14

Magnificent, Deluxe,
Gold-Plated Presentation,
Winchester Model 1894 Takedown
Fancy Lever Action Rifle Factory
Engraved and Signed by Master
Factory Engraver John Ulrich

FFU1437

Exceptional,
Special Order Factory
Engraved Gold-Inlaid
Winchester Model 1894
Takedown Fancy Sporting Rifle

ANZ1

Exceptional and Rare Factory
Engraved Winchester Model 1892

Takedown Fancy Sporting Rifle
with Special Order Swiss Buttplate

FFU1409

Deluxe, Ulrich Factory
Engraved, Winchester Model

1886 Saddle Ring Carbine

FFU1424

Unique, Gold Border
Inlaid, Factory Monogrammed
Winchester Model 1892 Short

Takedown Deluxe Rifle

Winchesters Over 350 Winchesters in this Auction

JFU1 Rarest of All Winchester Firearms
the Exceptional Winchester-
Exceptional Special Order, Winchester Wetmore-Wells “Centennial 1876”
Deluxe Model 1876 Lever Action Rifle with Single Action Revolver

Factory Letter

FFU1316

Rare Special Order Winchester Model
1876 Saddle Ring Carbine with

Combination Blue and Nickel-Plated Finish

BCX371

Fine First Model New Haven Arms
Co. Henry Lever Action Rifle

YDF1 FFU1390

Well Documented, Incredibly Rare
and Desirable Factory Inscribed
1 of 1000 Winchester Model 1873
Lever Action Rifle with Factory Letter,
Documentation, and Portrait

FFU1373

Very Fine Winchester
Model 1887 Lever Action
Shotgun

FFU1467

Magnificent Documented Master Engraver
John Ulrich Signed Factory Panel Scene
Engraved and Gold Inlaid Cased
Consecutively Serialized Pair of Winchester
Black Diamond Trap Model 1897 Slide
Action Takedown Shotguns

Colts Over 500 Colts in this Auction FFU339

Historic and

Well Documented

JGO6 First Generation Colt

Single Action Army

Factory Engraved Colt First Revolver Owned by the

Generation Single Action Original “King of the Cowboys”

Army Revolver with Steer Head Buck Taylor and Buffalo Bill’s Wild West
Grip and Factory Letter Performer Buck Taylor

“King of the Cowboys”

WFO26 Very Fine Antique Factory Engraved WFF134
Colt 1877 Thunderer Sheriff’s Model

Double Action Revolver

Exceptional and Rare PTG3 Highly
London Cased Colt Desirable U.S.
Single Action Army Inspected and
1887 Marked Colt
Flattop Target Model Model 1883 Gatling Gun with
Revolver with Hartford an Original Watervliet Arsenal
and Pall Mall Address Field Carriage

EEF1 Exceptional Colt Lightning Medium LGU1
EEF3 Frame Slide Action Rifle with San
Francisco Police Markings Fine Early Production Cased and Factory Engraved
Colt 1849 Pocket Revolver
Outstanding Colt Lightning Medium
Frame Slide Action Baby Carbine Ed Bohlin

ENQ8 REO63

EWE41 WFO87 LCL1 EEF51 Gorgeous
WFO78 Edward
UEN270 YDG5 Cased Factory Engraved Colt Model 1849
AVZ3043 Pocket Revolver with Factory Letter H. Bohlin “Saddle
FFQ1 Maker to the Stars”
REO95 BDV1
AJU1184 Parade Saddle,
TFU6 Chest Plate,

GOevenrer1aV0tiF0onO1Cs1to3lt and Bridle with
Extensive Engraved
Single Actions
Silver Mountings
REO91 and Floral Carving

Embellishments
Inscribed to T.C.

Adams of the
A-Ranch

UEN274 Excellent Documented Colt Single Action Army
Revolver with Factory Letter and Original Box

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Foreign Military Featuring

THEROBERT BRETHERTON
COLLECTION

BCX410 Extraordinarily Rare Original
BCX413 Consecutively Serial Numbered

03 and 04 Walther Prototype
Model “AP” Armee-Pistoles with
Matching Serialized Combination Shoulder
Stocks/Holsters and Spare Magazines

BCX402

Extremely Rare DWM Model 1902 “GL” Marked
Prototype Luger Semi-Automatic Pistol with Unique
Reversed Toggle Mechanism, Fat Barrel, and
Serial Number 10035B

BCX304

Rare Late World War II German Gustloff-Werke Prototype
Sheet Metal Semi-Automatic Rifle
Serial Number 13

BCX307

Rare Mauser 1913 Patent Prototype Semi-Automatic Rifle Serial Number 156

BCX289 Rare Pre-World War II Early Czechoslovakian
Model 38 Prototype Semi-Automatic Rifle Serial Number 61

Rare Swiss Pre-World War II Prototype Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle BCX296
Serial Number 3

BCX291 Scarce Late World War II Nazi VG1.5 Semi-Automatic Rifle

BCX295

Rare Pre-World War II Japanese Prototype Semi-Automatic Rifle Serial Number 8

BCX310

Rare Czechoslovakian ZH29 Semi-Automatic Rifle

BCX312

Unique Karl Heinemann Designed Rheinmetall “Side-Toggle Lock Action” Prototype Semi-Automatic Rifle

UFE11

Important Rare and Excellent Swiss (Sig) Model 1908
Mondragon Semi-Automatic Rifle

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Extremely Rare and Documented Japanese “Grandpa Nambu” Outstanding “One- BCX216
Pistol Rig with Matching Magazine and Matching Combination of-A-Kind” Hermann
Wooden Shoulder Stock with Leather Shoulder Strap Goering’s Personal
Walther Factory Engraved and Gold
LPF21 Plated PPK Pistol with Carved Grips,
and Goering
Family Crest Ring
and Cuff Links

BCX215 Rare Early Hermann Goering
Production
Serial Number 2 XAA30
Mauser Model 1896 Cone
Hammer Carbine

BCX133 BCX147 Extremely Rare
Documented
Outstanding Factory Presentation HHieminmrilcehr “Heinrich Himmler”
Cased Bittner Model 1893 Repeating Presentation J.P.
Sauer Model 38H
Pistol Serial Number 8 Pistol Photographed
in the Sauer Book
BCX409
Borchardt/Loewe

Model 1893

Semi-Automatic Pistol Rig with Four Matching Magazines,

Matching Shoulder Stock with Leather Holster and EDK1

Accessories

Phenomenal Cased UEZ106

Exhibition Quality

Gold Damascene

Spanish C96 Copy

Broomhandle Pistol

Extremely Rare BCX415 Historic Presentation Cased
Mauser Prototype World War II Walther
Semi-Automatic Pistol Documented Factory Engraved Deluxe
in 9 mm Luger and Rare
Walther Model MP Semi- Karl PflommGold Plated Walther PP
BCX220 Automatic Prototype Pistol
Serial Number 101 “SS” Presentation Pistol
Extremely in 9 mm Luger
Rare and The CWG310
Historically BCX176
Significant Mauser PUTNAM GREEN/SYCAMORE
Model HSv Prototype Extremely Rare
Pistol with Documentation Experimental/ Collection
Prototype Mauser
BCX170 Serial Number 1 Early Nazi
Semi-Automatic Pistol
Rare Walther in 45 ACP CWG304Fallschirmjaeger Helmet
Model AP Featuring Africa
(Armee-Pistole) Semi- BCX139 “Ramcke/Folgore”
Automatic Prototype Pistol Pattern Camouflage,
Serial Number 038 Extremely Rare
with Matching Magazine Documented Experimental as Published in
Walther Mod. M.P./PP “German Paratroops in
BCX113 Concealed Hammer Semi-
Automatic Pistol North Africa” by Hodgin
Documented Serial Number 5001
Mauser Factory CWG303 World War II
Engraved Small- Nazi Panzer
Ring Commercial
Model 1896 Broomhandle Semi- Hauptmann Uniform Set
Automatic Pistol with Matching of a Veteran of Crimea,
Number Stock Pictured in “The with Tunic, Trousers and
Mauser Self-Loading Pistol”
a Scarce Factory Issue
Shirt

Scarce 1938 Pattern Nazi
Stahlhelm in SS Double Decal
Configuration with Markings for the
4th SS-Totenkopfstandarte in Post-
Anschluss Austria

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Investment Grade

FFU42 BCX563

An Exceptionally Fine Highly Ornate BCX613
Cased Double-Barreled Gun with
Three Sets of Barrels by Carl Bartles, 16th Century German
Wiesbaden and Zella, circa 1880 Wheellock Pistol with
Celebrating the Conversion of St. Extensive Scrimshaw Inlays
Hubertus, Patron Saint of Hunters

FFU465

A Very Fine Pair of Wheel-Lock Short-Rifles with
Carved Walnut Stocks Mounted with Horn by
Georg Draussmiller, Munich, Dated 1698

FFU2117

UEZ96 FFU2120
FFU2116
Cased Pair of Gold Inlaid Parisian Satou Flintlock Pistols

High Art Arms A Very Fine Matching
Set of Percussion Double-
An Exceptional Pair of Documented FFU735 Barreled Shotgun and Rifle
Italian Flintlock Pistols by FFU736 by Anton Vinzent Lebeda,
Prague, circa 1850 Made
Giovann Battista Zanetti, Brescia, for Ludwig Wilhelm August,
circa 1670-80 Barrels marked Graf von Langenstein und
LAZARINO
Godelsheim

FFU2118

An Exceptionally Rare and Fine Tortoiseshell-
Veneered Silver-Mounted Wheel-Lock Rifle by

Martin Kamerr, Augsburg, Dated 1658

BCX619 NEN429 Historic
Engraved
A Rare Saxon
Trabantan and Gold Inlaid

Body Guard of Adolphe Jansen Double Barrel Pinfire Rifle
Elector Christian I Wheel-
Presented by King Leopold II to Commissioner King Leopold II
Lock Pistol, Master AS,
Undated, Circa 1585-90 at Meerut Hetwood Williams

A Very Fine and Remarkable Gold and Silver
Damascened, Profusely Inlaid Combination Matchlock

and Wheel-Lock of Extraordinary Length with Rifled
Barrel marked NK, Suhl, First Half of the 17th Century

A Very Fine Profusely Inlaid and Important XAI221
Brunswick Wheel-Lock Carbine by Klaus Hirt,

Wasungen, Circa 1590

A Very Fine Important and Extraordinarily Rare Exhibition
Profusely Inlaid Wheel-Lock Quality Gold Inlaid and
Sporting Rifle by Georg
Grosser, probably Leipzig, Engraved Cased Four Gun
Circa 1690 Dueling Set by Renowned Maker

Nicolas Noel Boutet

Antique Arms Over 850 Firearms Classified as Antique in this Auction!

XFT1 BCX583

Exquisite Exhibition Grade Gold Inlaid Cased Pair of Deep Relief Engraved Parisian Gastinne-Renette
Caspar Schaller of Suhl Percussion Rifle Percussion Pistols with Highly Elaborate Carved Stocks

with Elaborate Relief Carved Stock

BCX569 Incredibly Rare Pair OZB5
of Silver-Mounted

Lorenzoni-Berselli System Flintlock Breech Loading
Magazine Pistols by I. Glass of London, England

A Unique, Finely Magnificent Cased Matching Pair of Exhibition Quality Finely Engraved
and Gold Inlaid Barella Percussion Dueling Pistols with Accessories
FFU2122 Embellished and Unusual Pair of
All-Steel Breech-Loading Rifled Single-Shot Pistols in the Scottish- BCX566
Manner by W.W. Greener, Birmingham, Circa 1890 Made for
the Chief (An Siosolac) of the Chisholm Clan

Very Fine Cased Pair of Gold Inlaid and Silver Mounted Crause of
Herzberg Rifled Flintlock Pistols with Shoulder Stock

Exceptional Cased BCX576 FFU561
A. Francotte UEI1
Spectacular Cased Pair of Engraved A.G. Genez Percussion
Licensed Improved Derringers with Silver Furniture
Beaumont-Adams

Double Action
Revolver with

Accessories

BCX574

Superb Presentation Grade C. Smith & Son Gilt Accented Sword, Etched Cased Exhibition
as a Gift from Queen Victoria to Don Rafael Carrera, First President Quality Adams
of the Republic of Guatemala, Hero of the Battle of La Aranda, and Patent Double Action
President for Life, with Two Scabbard, Sword Belt and a Book Revolver with Lion’s
Head Carved Grip
10

Single Shots

Exhibition Quality Factory Panel
Scene Engraved and Gold
Inlaid Sharps Model 1853
24 Bore Percussion

FFU1061Shotgun

FFU519 Excellent Special FFU1457
Order Winchester Deluxe
Model 1885 Single Shot High
Wall Schuetzen Rifle in 22 Long Rifle

Excellent Special Order Winchester FFU1453
Deluxe Model 1885 Single Shot High
Wall Schuetzen Rifle

Exceptional Documented
Exhibition Grade Gold Inlaid
Remington No. 1 Rolling Block 16

Gauge Shotgun

RGJ1 RHK5

Very Fine and Rare Documented Sharps Historic Presentation For Heroism Inscribed Sharps-
Model 1877 No. 1 Long Range Rifle with Borchardt Model 1878 Deluxe Wood Paneled
Action Long Range Rifle Presented to Medal of Honor
Factory Letter Recipient Col. A. S. Tracy

FFU1278

FFU1176 Rare Factory Engraved Frank Wesson No. 2
FFU906 Left Handed Under Lever Falling Block Rifle

FFU775 Exceptional Factory FFU1279
Engraved Stevens-Pope
Extremely Scarce Frank Wesson No. 2
Model 54 Special Under Lever Falling Block Rifle
Order Scoped Single
Shot Target Rifle with AUB14221 JGD34 AVZ3068

Accessories AUB141B1C3X4PB4R0CJX94684ABUBJ1G4D6491AOV1L9CL5 PSE366
AUB14503 PSE49
Rare Remington-Walker- AOV443 BCX484A AUB14233 AUB1407
Schoyen Hepburn
Schuetzen Rifle ARU1

Engraved Marlin Ballard George AUB14491 PRJ6 AOV426
Schoyen No. 6 False Muzzle JGD27

Schuetzen Single Shot Rifle with ASU27 PSE98 PSE367
Documentation and Accessories
Over 100 Deringer Type Pistols and Revolvers in this Auction

U.S. Military Over 500 U.S. Military Arms in this Auction!

AGL1

BCX373 Outstanding High Grade Cased Clauberg Figural Hilt Civil
War Officer’s Presentation Sword
BCX391
Highest Quality Clauberg Officer’s Presentation Sword
AJH119
Rare and Historic State of Illinois Presentation Inscribed and Gold
Desirable U.S. Springfield Model 1855 Plated Mexican War Ball, Tompkins & Black Sword
Percussion Pistol-Carbine
PTG2
FFU1041

Rare Very MHJ118
Fine Factory
Historic Lt.
Engraved Col. E.E.
Savage Navy Model Bradley of
the New Haven
Percussion Revolver Grays Presentation Cased Pair of Engraved and
with Detachable Alsop Gold & Silver Plated Plant’s Mfg. Co. Front
Loading Revolvers with Accessories
Shoulder Stock

AVZ3389 Documented and Historic APF175
Cased Smith & Wesson No. 3
Russian Third Model Single Action Revolver

Presented by Firearms Inventor W.C. Dodge

Historic to Confederate General William W. Loring Rare Second Model

Presentation LeMat Revolver

Engraved APF35 ATQ4
and Inscribed Burnside Rifle Co. FFU1171
Spencer Model 1865 Repeating Exceptional Civil
War Era Martially Marked
Saddle Ring Carbine

Remington New Model Army

AVZ3403 AVZ3326 Percussion Revolver
AVZ3343
AVB85

Outstanding Civil War

Exceptional Civil War U.S. Navy Starr Model 1863 Army
Contract Whitney Model 1861 Single Action Revolver
PGH2812
“Plymouth” Percussion Rifle Exceptional grouping of
Civil War Carbines

Rare, First U.S. Army Contract,
Colt Model 1900 “Sight Safety”
Semi-Automatic Pistol with Holster

UEF1 U.S. Springfield Model HBK3
BCX308 1903 Mark I Rifle with Rare
Prototype Pedersen Device, Magazine, Metal HBK1

Case and Cartridges Rare First Year Production
Colt Model 1900 Sight
ANM82 Historic and Rare Springfield Armory John D. Safety Semi-Automatic Pistol
BCX303 Pedersen Patent U.S. Semi-Automatic Test Rifle with Factory Letter

“T1” in Caliber .276 Pedersen HBK8

Outstanding Original, U.S. Springfield Model Sensational Near New
1903 Rod-Bayonet Rifle Colt Model 1905 .45
Automatic Semi-Automatic Pistol
BCX309 Extremely Rare Pedersen Model GY Self- with Factory Letter
Loading Rifle Serial Number 4
PMH120
Rare Early Springfield Armory Model 1923
Semi-Automatic Prototype Rifle Rare Colt U.S. Navy
Contract Model 1900
BCX313 Rare Springfield Armory Experimental 22-06 Semi-Automatic Pistol
MFO1 Duplex M1 Garand Semi-Automatic Rifle
AOV616 TGI1
Desirable and Excellent
World War II Johnson Automatics Model Extremely Rare
1941 Semi-Automatic Rifle with Bayonet Early Production U.S.
Colt Model 1911 1st Week
U.S. World War II Scarce and Desirable ZFP1 Production Large “UNITED
Stevens Model 520-30 Slide U.S.A.F. Smith & Wesson M13 STATES PROPERTY” Variation
Action Trench Shotgun with Bayonet Aircrewman Revolver with Semi-Automatic Pistol
Original Holster and Cartridges Serial Number 31 Rig
XBV68 with Factory Letter
Rare Savage
Arms Company OVL1
Model 1907 “U.S.
Army” Semi-Automatic Test
Pistol Serial Number 174
with Matching Magazine

AAO11

Exceptionally Absolutely Phenomenal and Well
Fine U.S. Navy
Documented Prototype Johnson Nearly 30
Contract Colt Class III Arms
Model 1911 Semi- Model 1944E1 Light Machine in this Auction!

Automatic Pistol Collection of Items Relating to Charles Lindbergh Gun formerly of the Winchester 13
Including a Signed Display Presented to a Boy Museum Firearms Collection

Scouts of America Council

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Sporting Arms Over 500 U.S. Sporting Arms in this Auction!

XFH2
Documented Historic Factory Engraved Remington
Model 12-B Gallery Special Model Slide Action Rifle
Sold to Frank Butler Husband of Famed Exhibition Shooter Annie Oakley

Annie Oakley & Frank Butler

FFU1432
Rare Documented Factory Engraved Winchester Deluxe Model 1890 Slide
Action Rifle with Casehardened Receiver and Factory Letter

FFU205 Outstanding Engraved Extremely Rare John
Dickson & Son Three Barrel Side by Side Hammerless 16

Gauge Shotgun with Case and Accessories

AQN1

Extraordinary Documented Alden
George Ulrich Factory Engraved and Gold Inlaid
Winchester Model 70 Pre-64 Bolt Action Rifle in
.220 Swift with Scope

FHK209

Spectacular Cased Beautifully Engraved Gold Inlaid
Westley Richards Double Barrel Drop Lock Express
Rifle, Chambered for the Scarce 600 Nitro Express
Cartridge, with a Suite of Accessories and Five
Boxed 600 N.E. Cartridges

FHK207

Cased Set of Two Charles
Lancaster Four-Barrel Shotguns

Massive Four FHK206 FHK208
Bore John
Dickson & Sons Excellent Westley Richards Double Barrel Drop Lock Express Rifle in
Single Shot 460 Weatherby Magnum, with Case and Accessories
Elephant Gun
with Case and
Accessories

Prototype Arms FFU144

Documented Extremely Rare Factory Cutaway
Bullard Lever Action Large Frame Sporting Rifle

FFU13100
Extremely Rare Winchester Prototype Model 1868 Lever Action Swiss Trial Musket
FFU1415
Unique Winchester Model 1873 Cutaway Lever Action Rifle with Retailer Marking

HTA10

Historic Extremely Rare Browning Prototype Lever Action Musket

BCX311

Ultra Rare Early Norwegian “Hagan” Design French Prototype Test Rifle

FFU1309 Historic Browning Prototype Lever Action Rifle with Browning Brothers Marking

Unique Prototype Browning Designed Lever Action Rifle FFU1308

BCX153 BCX186 BCX417Exceptionally BCX156
Rare Swiss/
BERN Model 49 Scarce Webley Rare Original Prototype Rare Documented
Experimental Swiss Military Model 1904 Schwarzlose Self-Loading Walther P38 Prototype
Test Pistol Serial Number 38 Prototype Semi-Automatic 1898 Semi-Automatic Pistol Pistol Chambered
Pistol in 38 Automatic in 22 LR
BCX722Rare Early BCX200Scarce
Swiss Bernard BCX206Rare
Mueller Savage
Prototype Model Documented Arms Model
1895 Semi-Automatic Walther “Pre-Model 1916 Prototype
Pistol with Split Frame Design PP” Semi Automatic “25 ACP” Semi-
Prototype Pistol Serial Number Automatic Pistol
7500003

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Theodore
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Jame&&s W.

Gerard

The Finest and Most Historic American
Bowie Knife Ever Offered at Public Auction:

Publicly Documented Presentation to President Roosevelt on March
3, 1909 (his last full day in office) by his friend James W. Gerard of the
Supreme Bench of New York City and later Ambassador to Germany.
The hilt is wrought in gold and platinum and ornamented with jewels
exhibiting the arms of the United States, a wishbone, and the TR
monogram on one side and two American Indians on the reverse. Two
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