Lot 3573: Singer - 1911A1 — Rock Island Arsenal Auction Company

AuctionZip.com ^ | September 9, 2017 | By Rock Island Auction Company

[Swordmaker]

This auction has some of the rarest guns I've ever seen offered including an exceptional Colt D Company Walker, finely engraved Winchesters and Colts, and rare cased sets. Many of these fine weapons were featured in the books that annotated art of gun making and decoration that we gun collectors bought and drooled over, knowing that we could never own these already bought up and now locked away gems. Now here they are, for sale.

Now, if you have the available money, you can own the guns you only could dream of having. The opening bid on this real martial collector's holy grail is a mere $27,500, but plan on kicking in an additional 20% buyer's premium on top of whatever the high-bid is when the hammer falls.

What is happening is that the legendary fine collections of the 20th Century are being broken up as their collectors are passing away and their heirs have little or no interest in maintaining the collections their fathers and grandfathers amassed throughout their lifetimes, or the collections have a huge inheritance tax burden and the only way to pay that tax is to sell them to satisfy the collection.

I've owned some really desirable collectors' guns in the past, such as Zane Grey's 1895 Winchester 30-'06 take-down hunting rifle and an absolutely mint, brand new condition, 1873 Winchester Musket with bayonet, complete with the cleaning rods still wrapped in the brown paper in the stock. . . and I've brokered some really desirable gun collections including ones with guns such as the 27th known 1847 Colt Fluck Dragoon (there's one of those for sale in this auction) and the patent model for the Remington 1875 revolver. Guns such as these can raise your heart rate when you see them.

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

A buddy of mine has a 1911; he’s a bit of a peacenik so he was a little circumspect showing it to me.

It was a Union Switch & Signal 1943 (from his research) 1911 and it was nothing but dead nuts bone stock. It was just in excellent used condition with about 11 molecules of rust on it. Just beautiful.

[Big Red Badger]

A Fluck Dragoon...
I’d like to see that!
Could you post a link to
The catalog?
At least give the auctio House....

Thanks!

[Big Red Badger]

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[smokingfrog]

If it is US Govt. property, how could it be won in a poker game?

[Swordmaker]

For those who have always wanted to own a live Tommy Gun, there are several full-auto Thompson submachine guns for sale on this auction as well as other machine guns and Federally registered devices such as suppressors (silencers), silenced guns, short-barreled shotguns, etc.

There is at least one select fire Mauser Schnellfeuer Pistol up for auction.

These Class III/National Firearms Act firearms and devices, of course, require background checks and payment of the Federal transfer taxes, and are only legal in certain states (Residents of California, Hawaii, NY, NJ, and other Liberal strongholds can just drool). . . but you can own them if you live in those sane states.

[DJ Taylor]

"If it is US Govt. property, how could it be won in a poker game?"

I was thinking the same thing. The pistol was apparently stolen at some time in its past, so there's no bill of sale from the U.S. Government, and I wonder what the statue of limitation is on receiving stolen government property.

[Swordmaker]

If it is US Govt. property, how could it be won in a poker game?

WWII. Back then the soldiers brought their sidearms and rifles home with them. . . probably not exactly legal, but they did.

[SkyDancer]

Got it beat:

[Openurmind]

I like the 1911. I have four. This is a very cool model here.

[Keyhopper]

I love gun porn😬

[dainbramaged]

My late Dad left me a Colt 1911, stamped "United States Property M1911A1 U.S. Army" that has a six digit serial number starting with 9.
I know he bought it from a guy for $40 back in the 60's and said it was "liberated" after the war. He and the seller were both WWII veterans.
Can anyone tell me if this firearm is of high value or is it considered stolen property?

[Swordmaker]

A Fluck Dragoon...
I’d like to see that!

Lot 3160: Colt Fluck Dragoon Percussion Revolver

[Swordmaker]

Can anyone tell me if this firearm is of high value or is it considered stolen property?

Not likely stolen property. Value at least $900 or more depending on condition. Who is the listed manufacturer?

[Swordmaker]

This is what the Fluck Dragoon's were replacing due to destruction in service:

Lot 3162: Rare Colt D Company Walker Model 1847

[painter]

Bump for gun porn

[Swordmaker]

Ping for your list.

[Disambiguator]

This is what the Fluck Dragoon's were replacing due to destruction in service:

I see what you did there.

[Inyo-Mono]

I own and shoot a Uberti reproduction of the Colt Walker. What a beast! The most powerful handgun in the World until the introduction of the .357 in the 1930s.

[yarddog]

It appears very well machined.