Upcoming Firearms Auction

If you are a regular visitor, then you know that I really enjoy auctions, and there is a good one coming up.

Greg Martin Auctions is sponsoring a Collectible Firearms, Memorabilia and Accessories auction on June 18th, 19th and 20th.

A few highlights from the auction:

We'll start with the Colts. Up for grabs are 410 Colt firearms.

A First Model Derringer
Estimate $900 to $1200

Colt House "Cop & Thug" Pocket Revolver
Estimate $1500 to $2250

Colt Government Model 1911-A1 Semi-Automatic Pistol together with Military Holster, Web Utility Belt, Pouch with 3 Extra Magazines and 6 Boxes of Vintage Ammunition
Estimate $1500 to $2000

Cased Pair of Colt Model 1849 Pocket Percussion Revolvers Inscribed Maj. C. Smith, 1st Regiment, California
Estimate $15000 to $18000

Historic Colt Pre-War First Generation Frontier Six-Shooter Single Action Revolver together with Antique Western Gun Rig Attributed to Mexican Revolutionary Pancho Villa
Estimate $3000 to $5000

Rare San Francisco Police Marked Colt Lightning Medium Frame Slide Action Rifle together with Factory Letter Documenting Shipment to San Francisco Police Department
Estimate $4000 to $6000

Custom-Engraved U.S. Colt Model 1911 Semi-Automatic Pistol together with Alligator Leather Gun Rig
Estimate $3000 to $5000

If you are interested in Colts, you really should visit this portion of the auction. You will find everything from an 1861 percussion musket to an AR-15 SP-1 with estimates from easily affordable to... well not so easily affordable on my pay check.

Our next chapter in the auction catalog is American Firearms (not Colt). There are 358 firearms in this section of the auction.

Let us start with the basics -

Composite U.S. Winchester M-1 Garand Semi-Automatic Rifle with Bayonet
Estimate: $600 - $800

Rare Boxed Smith & Wesson Limited Edition Model 19 San Francisco Police 125th-Anniversary Commemorative Double Action Revolver Together with Accompanying Badge Belt Buckle and Display Case
Estimate $1300 to $2000

Deluxe Engraved Stevens Model 44 Single-Shot Sporting Rifle
Estimate $2000 to $3000

J.C. Higgins Model 103-18 Bolt Action Rifle
Estimate $50 to $75

A Rare and Fine Deluxe Engraved, Stocked and Cased Smith's Patent Breechloading Carbine, by Massachusetts Arms Co., with Low Serial No. 5
Estimate $100000 to $125000

The American Firearms portion of the auction showcases firearms from the early 1800's to the late 1900's and is well worth your time viewing.

Finally we have the Foreign Firearms portion of the auction. This portion of the auction showcases 208 firearms. In here you can find a Matchlock Carbine and a North African Flintlock along side a Heckler & Koch USP in .40 caliber.

It is getting late, and this post has gotten quite long, so I will highlight just one item from the Foreign Firearms section, and it may very well be the most important item in the auction:

Rare Borchardt Semi-Automatic Pistol with Wooden Shoulder Stock Captured in Germany in April 1945 from German Military Officer by Pierre Borione of the French Underground, sold together with Supporting Provenance
Estimate $15000 to $20000

If you have been counting, so far there are 969 firearms to view and learn about in the sections I have listed (and I didn't even touch on the Winchester section of the auction). There are firearms for every interest and every budget. I highly recommend you head on over give them a look. Who knows, maybe a little piece of history or superb craftsmanship follows you home.

I have a daughter getting married at the end of June... Pay for her reception, or bid on a certain 1911? Decisions.. decisions.

If you find a favorite in the auction catalog, mention the lot number and I will add it to this post.