Rock Island Auction Company
DECEMBER 1ST, 2ND & 3RD
PRESENTS A PREMIERE FIREARMS AUCTION
AUCTION COMPANY®
OVER 2700 LOTS
3 DAY LIVE PUBLIC AUCTION

Extraordinary Singer Manufacturing Co. Model 1911A1 Semi- Automatic Pistol with History Documented 1 of 5 Known Cased Pair of Colt Model 1862 Pocket Navy Percussion Revolvers
Rare and Fantastic Smith & Wesson .44 Hand Ejector 3rd Model Target “Wolf & Klar” Double Action Revolver with Factory Letter and Box
Extremely Rare and Extremely Fine Documented Factory
Engraved Nickel and Gold Plated Winchester Deluxe Model
1890 Slide Action Rifle with Factory Letter
Ornate Wheel Lock “Puffer” Pistol with
Incredibly Rare Charging Spanner
Incredibly Scarce and Fine Engraved, Carved, and Gold and Silver
Embellished Parisian Flintlock Dueling Pistol by Nicolas-Noel
Boutet, Director of Versailles Arms Manufactory and Gunmaker to
the Bourbon Kings and Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte
Exceptional Deluxe Factory Engraved Silver-Plated First Model Henry Lever Action Rifle
Historical and Rare Walker’s C Company Marked U.S. Contract Colt Walker Model 1847 Revolver
Fantastic Exhibition Quality L.D. Nimschke Engraved Cased U.S. Arms Co. No. 32 Pocket Revolver with Pearl Grips
Desirable Engraved Parker Bros. AAHE Del Grego
Upgrade Double Barrel Shotgun in .410
Fine Model 1902 DWM Luger Carbine with Matching Shoulder Stock
Exceptionally Fine Colt Model 1855 Percussion
Revolving Full Stock Military Rifle

Engraved George Gibbs Back Action Sidelock Ejector Double Rifle in 22 Hornet Caliber
Extraordinary and Exceedingly Rare Documented Factory Engraved Winchester Model 1873 “1 of 1000” Lever Action Rifle with Factory Letter
Desirable and Very Fine Documented Civil War Paris Confederate LeMat Two-Barrel Revolver
Exceptional Serial Number 9 New Haven Arms Company Volcanic Carbine World War II U.S. Inspected Auto- Ordnance M1A1 Fully Automatic Class III/NFA C&R Submachine Gun with Magazine
Extraordinary and Rare Colt Paterson Improved Model No. 2 (Ehlers Fifth Model) Revolver Rare James Reid .41 Caliber Knuckle Duster Revolver
Incredibly Rare and historically Significant E.H. Collier Five-Chamber Flintlock Revolving Rifle
Ultra Rare “One-of-a-Kind” Griffin & Howe Custom Original Springfield M1903 National Match Beautifully Kornbrath Engraved Deluxe Sporting Rifle with Matching Engraved M1905 Bayonet
Documented Rare and Highly Desirable Colt No. 5 Paterson Holster Model Revolver (Texas Paterson) with Herb Glass Jr. Letter of Authenticity
Extraordinary and Historic Cased Deluxe Factory Engraved and Inscribed Samuel  Colt Presentation Colt Model 1862 Police Percussion Revolver Presented to Major Charles T. Baker
Rare World War II Presentation Grade U.S. Model 1911A1 Union Switch And Signal Semi- Automatic Pistol Serial Number “EXP No99”
Excellent Documented Hartley & Graham, New York Engraved Colt Single Action Army Revolver with Pearl Grips and Factory Letter
Ultra Rare Georg Luger “GL” Marked Seven Shot Prototype Baby Luger Semi-Automatic Pistol Serial Number “10075B”
Collectable and Antique Firearms
Featuring a selection of fine arms from the Robert M. Lee Collection
Featuring the collections of: Vernon J. Berning ∙ Chad Gripp • Dr. Sol Gourji • Charles E. Luxemoore • John Siroonian • Gillespie • Richard Bradley • Bruce Canfield •
Chesapeake • Doug Twiddy • Royal Hunt • Warren Webster • Robert Bretherton • Michael C. Hawker • John Wimmer • Jim Thomas
Exceptional Volcanic Lever
Action Navy Pistol from the Winchester Arms
Collection/Cody Firearms Museum
Griffin Springfield Fine Ten-Point Red Stag
European Skullcap Mount,
Taken at Solitude Park in
1904, from the Kaiser Wilhelm
II Collection
The Royal Hunt Collection
OVER 40 CLASS III ARMS IN THIS AUCTION
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Featured in our December Auction will be a mass of extraordinary collections. Stunning in both its exceptional quality and magnitude is the life collection of Vernon J. Berning – a half century’s passion of fresh and important arms. Not to be missed is the Chad Gripp Collection of immaculate and rare Smith & Wesson double action revolvers, the Dr. Sol Gourji Collection of Colts & Winchesters, the Charles E. Luxmoore Collection, the John Siroonian Collection, the Richard Bradley Collection of fine arms, the Bruce Canfield Collection of U.S. Military Arms, the Royal Hunt Collection, the Warren Webster Collection of high end Winchester arms, the Robert Bretherton Collection as well as the Doug Twiddy Collection which houses high condition and sought after 19th century American arms.
Featuring a selection of fine arms from the Robert M. Lee Collection
The Finest Example of a
Singer 1911A1 Known!