Rock Island Auction Takes Nearly $9 Million
Published May 29th, 2008
Rock Island Auction Company’s first premiere sale of the year concluded on May 5th, putting some of the world’s finest firearms into the hands of many serious collectors from across the globe.
The two highest grossing lots of the auction were both extremely rare antique Colt firearms, a Colt Walker model 1847 ‘D Company’ revolver, which sold for $310,500 and a belt model Colt Paterson no.2 revolver, complete with its original case and all accessories, which sold for $258,750. In its entirety, the sale contained a wide variety of quality firearms from major collecting areas such as Colts, Winchesters, Antique arms, Military arms and artifacts, Civil War arms, and Sporting Arms. For its first time ever, Rock Island Auction Company also accepted real-time bids from online purchasers for all non-guns items, such as military uniforms and other collectable accessories, and plans to offer this feature for every lot in their upcoming auctions.
Auction info www.rockislandauction.com
