Rock Islands Premiere auction of May 19^th includes a stellar selection of museum quality guns, many with significant historical associations. Carrying the highest estimate is an engraved and silver-plated Beaumont-Adams revolver owned by President Jefferson Davis and surrendered to John Hines of the 4^th Michigan cavalry on May 10^th 1865. A second significant lot is the pictured Ulrich engraved and gold inlaid Winchester model 1895 owned by Zane Grey, one of many classic American western guns in the auction.

Star among the military lots is the WWII Class III Kreighoff FG42 paratrooper rifle with a 3-digit serial number.  A Mauser Stg44 will also cross the block. American WWI And II military arms include a rare Singer 1911A1 and a browning BAR 1918.  Several Thompsons will be offered, among them a  law enforcement shipped 1921AC Thompson and example 1921/28 example with navy overstamp.

The sale includes many superb sporting guns. Fine engraved guns by  Purdey, Rizzini, Watson Brothers, and Holland & Holland will be offered. In addition to collectible guns the catalog includes a rare Austro Hungarian Montigny Mitrailleuse 1851/65 37 shot volley gun and a pair of Dahlgren 12 pounder Bronze boat howitzers and 2256 lots in total over three days. Click on the image for a link to the sale.

Antikvity Praha’s sale of June 3rd includes a fine selection of early guns, among them many of US interest. Carrying an estimate 24,000 euro is an engraved iron framed Smith & Wesson No. 2 Volcanic pistol. A Volcanic No. 1 pocket pistol by New Haven arms is also offered. Also among the many American guns in the sale are a factory engraved Manhattan Navy revolver and a S&W new model No. 3 Russian.

European guns offered include a a long barrel flintlock pistol by Jan Ceule Utrech C 1660, a fine flintlock rifle by Hanl, Falkenau, a French 18^th C naval swivel gun or grenade launcher by Carrier Du Molard (1735-83), a luxury cased pair of pocket pistols by Beringer Paris and a 17^th C German or Austrian wheelock pistol. English guns include a cased 54 cal. Tranter apparently exported to Japan, an Adams revolver made under license by Pirlot in liege and a cased pair of double-barreled pistols by Roper Halifax.
Among the swords are a museum quality Ottoman sabre inscribed with the owner’s name, Al-Hajj Ibrahim. Also offered is a Russian presentation sabre in niello silver mounts hallmarked for 1897.  Also offer is an Austro-Hungarian sabre with rococo hilt, a Finley chiseled cup hilt rapier, The sale includes a range of other edged weapons, a silver mounted yataghan among them, as well as several hunting swords.

Other lots in the sale include a presentation silver mounted drinking horn, a combination hunting sword and flintlock pistol and a percussion pistol hidden in a secret clock case. Click on the image for a link to the sale.

Probus Auction, Stockholm, are holding a sale of arms, armour, militaria & decorations on April 17^th.  Among the fine guns offered is the rare Colt revolving Carbine pictured.  Other rare longarms include a fine Turkish silver inlaid miquelet rifle, a Russian 18^th C. flintlock musket converted to percussion by the Swedish Navy and a Swedish model 1815-20 carbine. Fine pistols include a fine cased percussion pair of dueling arms by Felice Ploner a Trieste, a third model Colt Dragoon, a cased Volcanic pistol, a Swedish jailers double barreled combination pistol dagger, a fine early 18^th C Flemish pistol by Penterman Utrecht, and a Danish 1841 breech loading percussion pistol.
 
The sale includes a wide range of edged weapons. Among the swords offered are a fine Russian Award shaska, several early Swedish officers swords C 1640, a personalized French restoration period dragoon saber C 1815, a large Ottoman Kilij and a good Kindjal dated 1891. Other lots include Russian hunting dagger, a late 16^th C Burgonet an Oder of the Vasa badge and a circular 17^th C Powder flask. Click on the image for a link to the sale.

Helios Auctions are holding a spring sale of arms & armour on April 2^nd .  The sale includes this fabulous pair of silver and coral decorated flintlock pistols, made for Eastern market. Other spectacular firearms in the sale include several fine German Wheelock hunting rifles, wheellock pistols, a German flintlock pistol with removeable stock, a tap-action four barreled flintlock pistol, a Turkish Miguel rifle and a Catalan miquelet pistol.

Swords in the sale include several fine ottoman kilij, a fine Turkish shaska with gold inlaid wootz blade, several good katana and a fine Italian cup hilt rapier, 17^th, C. The sale also includes uniforms orders and decorations. Click on the image for a link to the catalog.

Milestone Auction house in Ohio is holding a two-day sale on March 11^th and 12^th.  The sale includes many fine cased pistols including this fabulous pair of Brevette Colt Navy revolvers. Others include a cased pair of Colt Navy 1851 squareguard revolvers, a cased pair of engraved and gold pated Adams revolvers, a cased pair of Delvigne percussion Mouse pistols an engraved New Haven Volcanic No2 pistol, a desirable Pre-war Polish Radom eagle pistol and several Mauser Broom handles with shoulder stocks.

Long guns in the sale include a fine Germanic Wheelock, a Winchester 1866 saddlering carbine. A rare Éclair automatic shotgun, a high condition large frame Bullard rifle and a museum quality British Sharps carbine. Click on the image for a link to the sale.

A pair of cased and engraved Smith & Wesson New Model No. 3 single action revolvers shipped to Cuba are among the lots that will catch collectors’ attention in Rock Island’s sale running from Feb 14^th to 17^th. The lot include a factory letter indicating they were shipped on September 22^nd, 1880, to Don Jose Valero of Cuba. Among other lots carrying higher estimates in the sale are several fine lever actions including Volcanic, Henry and early Winchester examples.
 
Also included in the sale are early military arms such as the rare Mauser G41, a scoped WWII K98 Sniper rifle, a Sharps 1863 percussion rifle, and a US model 97 Winchester trench gun. Fine sporting lots offered include a Parker Bros, VHE 28 gauge and a Gustav Genschow boxlock double rifle in 375 express. Click on the image for a link to the catalog which includes over 4000 lots in total.
 

Scollard Auctions are holding a sale of arms, armour and antiques on Feb 21^st.  The sale includes the North Indian, probably Kutch, shamshir with flamboyant blade pictured in addition to a pulwar sword with similar blade, several lots of antique armour, edged weapons and a European war hammer in the 16^th C style.  Included in the armour lots is an attractive etched reproduction 16^th breastplate and tassets.  Among the edged weapons are a British 1803 flank officers sword, a European mameluke sabre and scabbard, and a US model 1862 naval cutlas with scabbard.

Other lots includes offered in clude a US eaglehead sword, several Imperial German swords and a selection of polearms. Click on the image for a link to the sale.

Hermann Historica are holding a series of sales starting Jan 30^th and the catalogs include Antiquities, Arms and Armour, Antique and Modern Arms. as well as Orders and Military Collectibles. Five catalogs will run though Feb 2^nd. Among the fine arms to cross the block is the superb pair of pictures German pistols by Breidl, C1780. Other fine guns include a gold inliad pair by Prevoteau Le Juene, Paris C 1780, and a silver mounted double barreled flintlock pistol by W. Paris in Derby C 1795. Vintage and modern guns offered include a Mannlicher model 1905 and a Swiss sig Mod 210-4 BGS.

The highlights of the Antique arms and Armour catalog includes edged weapons such as the Ottoman silver mounted wootz damascus Shamshir dated 1619 and a 17^th C  Styrian/Hungarian hussar saber with scabbard. A Saudi Wootz example is also offered.  A 16/17^th C pikeman’s suit of Amour will be sold as will a Polish Zischagge C 1650.

Click on the image for a link to the extensive offerings in this five-session auction.