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While warming up for the December Premiere Auction, Rock island continues to hold arms and accessory sales that include many desirable and scarce lots such as the French Manhurin MR73 .357 in the November 6^th sale. Among the other revolvers offered in this sale are a Jerry Miculek S&W M 327 in 9mm,  a fully engraved F.LLI Pietta  “Cattlebrand” 1873 Single Action .357 and a S&W M 629-6 bear survuvalist in .44 Magnum.

Also in this catalog is a pre-ban Colt AR 15 with Diemaca style LMG upper receiver, a H&K P7 M13, two Colt 1911’s with Novak custom upgrades and a Beretta M 96 with extended barrel and compensator with case.

Click on the image for a link to these and other fine lots in this sale.

Scollard auctions Sale of Oct 28^th includes this superb MOP hilted mameluke saber with etched frosted blade and brass scabbard. The sale also includes several suits of armour, and unusual Scottish basket hilted broadsword, crossbow pistol and a scarce Spanish folding flintlock carbine.

Among the many other scarce lots offered are a Malay Istinggar matchlock rifle. A Spanish colonial boar spear, a rare Ripoll miquelet flintlock pistol with characteristic stock, a European riding backsword and a Spanish crab claw backsword.

Click on the image for a link to the sale.

Poulin's 4-day sale starts Oct 31st and incide many choice collector lots such as the pictured DMW C93 Borchardt. The sale will appeal to military collectors as well and those interested in Western and American arms and also to sporting enthusiasts. Among the historical military arms in the sale is a rare Czech ZK-420S designed in 1942, a Marine Corps first Issue Springfield gas trap M1 Garand, a Colt 1952 Aircrewman revolver most of which were order destroyed by the Pentagon and a Norwegian Kongsberg produced in 1945.

Sporting guns include a Parker VHE 410, A Winchester Grand American double 3 GA set, a matched pair of William & Powell Sidelocks and a JP Sauer Meisterwork gold inlaid boxlock.

Among the Western and classic American antique guns offered are a pair of 1805 Harpers Ferry Pistols, a Scarce Civil war Lee Firearms single shot carbine, an 1863 Henry rifle with provenance, and a fine Ulrich engraved, gold inlaid Winchester model 1910 self-loading rifle in .410. Click on the image for a link to the sales.

Skinner Boston are selling historic arms from the Blanchard foundation on Oct 3^rd. Carrying the highest estimate if the Iconic Nock Volley gun pictured, used  by British the British navy to clear opponents from the rigging  during naval assaults. Other highly estimated lots include a presentation engraved Henry rifle, an Ulrich engraved Winchester 1866 saddle ring carbine and two engraved Volcanic pistols.

Scarce and fine examples of cased Colts offered include an 1849 engraved pocket revolver, a silver plated and engraved Metropolitan Police revolver and an exceptional engraved and nickel-plated Manhattan Navy. Click on the image for a link to the sale.