Live Auction Begins: Saturday, February 27th at 12noon Eastern.
Winter 2016 Militaria & Firearm Auction - 700 lots of militaria, archives, edged weapons, uniforms, headgear, badges, medals, pistols, revolvers, rifles, percussion, flintlocks & ammunition. Militaria & firearm collections of all eras, countries & conflicts.
Conflicts / Periods: 16th C. to Current Day, to include Napoleonic Wars, Civil War, Indian Wars, WWI, WWII, Vietnam, Cold War.
Countries / Nationalities include: United States (U.S., Confederate, Union), British, German, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Russian, Romanian, Belgian, Bolivian, French, Chinese, Egyptian, Hungarian, Polish, Serbian, Thai, Austrian, Bulgaria, Swiss
Firearms: Antique to modern, both civilian and military. Firearm manufacturers include Colt, Remington, Smith & Wesson, Glock, Kimber, Mauser, Thompson, Winchester, H&R, Rohm, Ruger, Taurus, Mauser, Keltec, Walther, Savage, Ithaca, Enfield, Norinco, Springfield, DWM, Alexander Henry, FN Browning, Llama, Iver Johnson, Hi Standard, Henry, Marlin, Mossberg, US Postal Meter, Inland, Newton Arms, DPMS Panther Arms, Rock-ola, Smith Corona, Stevens, Sharps, Eli Whitney, Krieghoff, Benelli, Richland Arms, and Hi-Standard.
Sale News Releases & Highlights:
- Extensive 400 Piece Lifelong Medal & Badge Collection | Private Chicago, IL Estate
- Important & Extensive Archive of US Navy Admiral Bowman McCalla | Acquired by consignor, directly from the Great-Grandson of Admiral McCalla
- Rare and desirable Rock Island Arsenal M15 General Officer Model 45 ACP pistol of Decorated Brigadier General James T. Tuberty.
- Deactivated fully restored WWII Era Romanian Rheinmetall Model 1939 Anti-Aircraft Flak Gun on Carriage
- WWI US Aviator Archive of Lt. George Perry of the 11th Aero Squadron.
- Lifelong Firearm Collection of Capt. Floyd Coleman (1914-2015), a decorated Veteran of both WWII and Korean War. Coleman was in the 1st Wave to hit the beach on D-Day. He was awarded the French Legion of Honor for his service at Normandy. In addition to his military service, he was also a competitive shooter and gunsmith.
- Firearm & Antique Arms Collection of Jack Barnhill (1918-2015). Throughout his life, Jack engaged in many businesses, including photographer, inventor, artist, collector, trader, museum owner, and firearm dealer. He is most noted as having founded and run the Treasure Island Museum & Aquarium in St. Ignace, MI for more than 40 years. The museum housed thousands of items, including Native American artifacts, shipwreck coins and cannons, and antique arms.
Bidding Notice: REGISTER & BID NOW | PRE-BIDDING IS OPEN. LIVE ONLINE AUCTION BEGINS AT 12NOON EASTERN ON SATURDAY FEBRUARY 27TH.
LEAVING ABSENTEE or PRE-BIDS: You are able to leave pre-bids / absentee bids ahead of the Live Auction. This is very useful if you will not be available during the live sale. We recommend leaving your highest and best bid. All pre-bids will be executed by the online bidding software. Absentee bids are only executed to the increment necessary to win the lot. For Example: if you leave a bid of $800 on a lot, but in the course of competitive bidding, the lot only requires a bid of $400 to win, you will win the lot at $400. We stress, it is important to leave your highest and best bid when leaving absentee bids. Following each auction, we consistently hear from buyers who wish they had been more aggressive with their absentee bids - don't let this be you.
BIDDING LIVE ONLINE: Please make certain you set a reminder, the live online auction begins at 12noon Eastern on Saturday, February 27th. Don't miss it. Also, please do not hesitate in hitting the Bid Button while bidding live. The sale moves quickly, so please Bid quickly. Hesitation in executing your Bid may cause you to miss out on winning the lot.