Milestone Auction’s Two Day Premier Collectable Firearms Sale
June 17 & 18 at 10 am
38198 Willoughby Parkway Willoughby, Ohio 44094
www.milestoneauctions.com
milestoneauctions@yahoo.com
440-527-8060

WILLOUGHBY, OHIO — Milestone Auctions will “present arms” on June 17-18, with a 1,450-lot sale chock-full of rare military, police, Old West, Civil War, NFA and other collectible and historical weapons. The auction will take place at Milestone’s gallery, with all remote forms of bidding also available, including live via the internet through Milestone’s website.

Highlights include a collection of M1 carbines and Johnsons along with numerous military gems such as an Izhmash 1975 Dragunov sniper rifle, a USMC Desert Storm documented semiauto Barrett rifle and several early C-96 Broomhandle pistols.

Since the auction catalog first posted, there have been many enquiries about the Russian military SVD Dragunov sniper rifle manufactured in 1975 by Izhmash. This rarely encountered model was crafted in 7.62X54R caliber. The example offered by Milestone is serial-numbered YK-237, has a proper early infrared filter and detachable bipod, and comes with two additional magazines, a cleaning rod and magazine pouch. It is believed to have been acquired in Grenada or Panama and shows little actual use ($25/35,000).

Another highly prized military rifle, a Barrett M82A1, was manufactured in 1991 and adopted by the US Marine Corps for scout sniper use during Operation Desert Storm. This .50BMG gun, Serial No. 0974, is documented by Barrett Manufacturing and in Marine Colonel Norman Chandler’s book Death From Afar (Vol. I, Page 100). It is included in the inventory (a copy accompanies auction lot) of the 100 rifles purchased by the USMC in 1991 for shipment to Saudi Arabia ($25/40,000).

A full complement of Colts will be offered, including productions from the Civil War era. One of the single most sought-after specimens of all Colt percussion revolvers is the Model 1861 Navy revolver. The example entered in the sale is one of fewer than 39,000 made by Colt and comes with a powder flask, an iron bullet mold, a wrapped 6-round packet of Colt’s combustible cartridges and a tin of UMC percussion caps. It is securely housed in a compartmented, velvet-lined case and carries a $10/15,000 estimate.

It isn’t every day that collectors run across a Colt SAA (single-action Army) revolver that was made for commercial use, since most were made for the US military. The example entered in this auction was shipped in 1876 to H&D Folsom, a major distributor of its day. The .45-caliber Colt, Serial No. 28579 is valued $5,5/7,500

Every Colt collector knows the name Cuno Helfricht. He was Colt’s chief engraver for 46 years (1876-1921), and his work was incomparable. His shop would have been responsible for the carving on a pearl-handled Colt .41-caliber Army Special Revolver entered in the auction. The motif includes a carved steer’s head with ruby eyes, on the right side of the grip. The gun was dispatched in 1909, as a shipment of one, to distributor J.B. Crook & Co., New York City ($8/12,000).

A recent discovery and example of one of the most desired of all Confederate-used handguns, a rare LeMat Grapeshot revolver was manufactured sometime between 1856 and 1865. The 9-shot .42-caliber percussion gun with a secondary .63-caliber smooth-bore barrel is capable of firing either buckshot or grapeshot ($15/25,000).

An early Henry Patent Winchester Model 1866 rifle made in 1868, Serial No. 16098, should attract widespread interest on day one of the auction. Retaining extremely sharp rifling in its bore, this .44 RF caliber firearm bears a Henry patent stamp ($15/20,000).

Two firearms from the 1890s are among the top highlights. An 1894 Steyr Mannlicher “Blow Forward” pistol in 7.6 caliber, bears Serial No. 19 ($15/25,000). “It’s one of the rarest of all evolutionary automatic pistols, and in terms of condition, this one would be very hard to improve upon,” said Miles King. The second is a massive .577-caliber Boxer Bland & Pryse revolver, Serial No. 1, manufactured circa 1890. It was designed to protect against tigers and other man-eaters in the British Empire’s colonies, India, in particular ($12/18,000).

The auction includes many other items, such as an FN Model 2495, Stevens 520 trench gun, 1903 A4 Remington sniper, Springfields, a Spencer, an engraved and gold-plated Smith & Wesson No. 2 Army, a high-condition Sharps New Model 1863 rifle, a 1st Model Schofield Hartley & Graham and several Nineteenth Century Colt holster and matching rigs.

Milestone’s gallery is at 38198 Willoughby Parkway. For more information, 440-527-8060 or www.milestoneauctions.com.

Day 1 Highlights include an outstanding collection of M1 carbines and Johnsons along with numerous military gems such as a Izhmash 1975 Dragunov sniper rifle, a USMC Desert Storm documented semi auto Barrett rifle, a superb Mauser 42 code Luger with rig, several early C-96 Broomhandle pistols to include an antique range cone hammer & a presentation early flat side, a spectacular Colt SAA artillery, an FN Model 2495, Stevens 520 Trench gun, 1903 A4 Remington sniper, Colt general officers 380, along with usual array of military Colts, Springfield’s, Lugers and many more!!
Civil War and Indian War Firearms include a beautiful, cased Colt 1861 Navy and 1862 Pocket Police, a fine Spencer, an engraved 1860 Colt Army, an engraved and gold-plated S&W No 2 Army, a stunning LaMat revolver, high condition
Sharps New Model 1863 rifle, 1st Model Schofield Hartley & Graham nickel with ivories and many more!! Some incredible 19th century Colt holster & matching rigs includes a rare Montana Territory marked rig, matching JS Collins and Collins & Morrison rigs, all marked and in excellent condition.
Featured handguns include a high condition nickel Colt SAA sent to Mexico City in 1879, a 1950 near mint fat barrel Colt 1911 .38 Super, an engraved and gold wash large frame Merwin & Hulbert, the documented 1851 Navy used by Clint Eastwood in the “Outlaw Josie Wales”, a Gough engraved Colt Army with carved pearls, a High Polish Colt 1902 Long Slide, cased early London Colt SAA 450, unfired boxed Remington Rider, two unfired Colt New Line .41
revolvers and many more!! Other highlights include a rare Parker DHE Trap Shotgun, A fine English cased double rifle, a superb collection of Smith & Wesson Ladysmith revolvers, two beautiful engraved and gold inlay Winchester Model 03 rifles, A high condition Winchester 1866 rifle, some fine Savage Model 1899 rifles along with a multitude of great Colts, S&W, Marlin, Winchester, Springfield, Mauser, Browning and more rifles, pistols, revolvers, and shotguns. Incredible collection of cased and high-grade European shotguns, revolvers & pistols to include an 1894 Steyr Blow forward semi auto pistol, a French Galand, Serial #1 Bland & Pryse .577 revolver, an 1859 Perrin revolver, a Noel 10 shot Turret revolver by Gueury, a French cane revolver w/bayonet Class III includes a cased H&R Model 50 sub-machine gun, an Ithaca 20 ga Auto Burglar.