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Redding Auction Service Please Note: Due To Changing Postal Requirements, THIS IS YOUR NEXT TO LAST Mail Flyer & We Will Be Sending Future Flyers Via Email. If You Cannot Receive Email, & Haven’t Already Made Other Arrangements, Please Contact Us IMMEDIATELY. If You Can Currently Receive Email, Please Send An Email To [email protected] To Be Added To Our Email List REDDING AUCTION SERVICE www.reddingauction.com PH: 717-334-6941 Pennsylvania's Largest Gun Auction Service "Your Professional FireArms Specialist" Setting The Trend For Others To Follow A NO RESERVE, NO BUYERS PREMIUM AUCTION FACILITY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4th, 2012 at 9 AM FIREARMS TO BE SOLD AT 12:30 P.M. (SHARP)!! PLEASE NOTE: -- THIS IS YOUR ITEMIZED LISTING FOR THIS PARTICULAR AUCTION PLEASE BRING IT WITH YOU WHEN ATTENDING Firearms: 1. L.C. Smith – Mod. Grade 2 – 20ga. Double Barrel Shotgun – (w/28” Barrels) – w/Auto Ejectors – Very Nicely Engraved w/Exceptional Case Color, Checkered Stock, Period Recoil Pad 2. Remington – Mod. 11-48 – 410ga. Semi-Auto Shotgun – (w/25” Skeet-Choked, Vent-Rib Barrel) 3. Winchester – Mod 1890 – 22 W.R.F. Cal. Pump Action Rifle – w/Unusual Scope Mount (No Holes Drilled) – w/Scope Rings & Octagon Barrel 4. Browning – Mod. Light Twelve – 12ga. Semi-Auto Shotgun – (w/26” Skeet Choked, Vent-Rib Barrel) (As New!) 5. Charles Daly – Mod. Field Grade – 410ga. Over-Under Shotgun – (w/26” Full & Imp. Mod. Choked, Vent-Rib Barrels) (Clean Gun!) 6. Winchester – Mod. 94 – 30-30 Win. Cal. Lever Action Rifle – NRA Centennial Musket Commemorative Edition (New, No Box) 7. Franchi – Mod. 48/AL – 28ga. Semi-Auto Shotgun – (w/26” Mod. Choked, Vent-Rib Barrel) (As New!) 8. High Quality German – Custom Rifle – 6.5x57 Cal. Bolt Action Rifle – w/Kahles Heliaver Scope – w/Matted Barrel, Engraved Receiver & Claw Mounts (Must See!) 9. Parker Bros. – Mod. VH Grade “O Frame” – 20ga. Double Barrel Shotgun – (w/28” Barrels) – w/Double Triggers & Original Butt Plate, Stock Pinned 10. Mauser – Model Luger (Code S/42) – 9mm Cal. Semi-Auto Pistol – Dated 1937 – All Matching #’s Including Clip 11. Walther – Mod. P-38 – 9mm Cal. Semi-Auto Pistol – Chromed – w/All Matching #’s – w/Extra Set of Grips Marked “Mission Accomplished” Richard F. Robinson, 41st 7.A. Bn 12. NR Davis & Sons – Mod. Ajax – 12ga. Double Barrel Shotgun – (w/28” Barrels) – w/Double Triggers A. W. Richards – 12ga. Double Barrel Shotgun – w/Double Triggers & Hammers – w/Dog Head Butt Plate 13. Remington – Mod. 12 – 22 Cal. Pump Action Rifle – w/Octagon Barrel 14. Savage – Mod. 311-C – 20ga. Double Barrel Shotgun – (w/28” Barrels) – w/Double Triggers 15. U.S. Remington – Mod. 03-A3 – 30-06 Cal. Military Rifle – Barrel Dated 3/43 16. Fox – Mod. Sterlingworth – 20ga. Double Barrel Shotgun – (w/26” Barrels) – w/Double Triggers, Rubber Recoil Pad 17. Marlin – Mod. 1893 – 30-30 Cal. Lever Action Rifle – w/26” Octagon Barrel, Full Mag., & Marbles Rear Sight, Modern Sling Swivels 18. GEW-Mauser – Mod. 98 – 8mm (7.92x57) Cal. Military Rifle – w/Stock Cartouche – w/Danzig 1915 on Receiver 19. Savage – Mod. 720 – 12ga. Semi-Auto Shotgun – (w/28” Barrel) – Poly Choked – Receiver Stamped US w/Flaming Bomb 20. Inland – Mod. M1 Carbine – 30 M1 Cal. Military Rifle – Barrel Dated 11/43 21. U.S. Eddystone – Model of 1917 – 30-06 Cal. Military Rifle – Barrel Dated 11/18 22. U.S. Remington – Mod. 03-A3 – 30-06 Cal. Military Rifle – Barrel Dated 3/43 – Several Stock Cartouches B. Remington – Mod. 1871 Army Rolling Block Pistol – 50 Centerfire Cal. Single Shot Pistol – w/Stock Cartouche C. Unusual Double Barrel Shotgun Made From Two Enfield Rifle Barrels – Bored Out to Smoothbore w/Custom Stock Made, Double Hammers & Triggers (Conversation Piece) D. Austrian Lorenz – Mod. 1854 – Rifled Musket w/Rod (Unusual KKK Marked Stock) E. Manton – Black Powder Double Barrel Shotgun – w/Double Hammers & Triggers, Cleaning Rod F. Belgian – 12ga. Percussion Black Powder – Double Barrel Shotgun (Lightly Engraved) G. Potsdam – 72 Cal. Smoothbore Musket – 1839 Conversion Date – Stock Cartouche – 1829 On Butt Plate H. John Moll Jr. – Percussion Kentucky Rifle – w/1pc. Patch Box, Double Set Triggers – Brass Furniture I. Springfield – U.S. Mod. 1842 – 69 Cal. Musket – w/Bayonet – Fine Unissued Condition – Mfg. 1849 (As New Condition) J. Mass Arms Co. – U.S. Civil War Smith Carbine – 50 Cal. Percussion – Excellent Condition w/Fine Bore K. Mass Arms Co. – Green (British Type) Carbine – 58 Cal. – Mfg by Mass Arms Co. & Sold to England in 1855, Re- imported to U.S. For Civil War, Period Re-Blue L. Colt – Mod. 1883 – 12ga. Hammerless Shotgun – Serial #4978 – Fine Condition w/Original Colt Factory Hang-Tag Numbered to This Gun (A Must See!) M. J. Manton & Co. – 10ga. Double Barrel Shotgun – (w/32” Damascus Barrel) – w/Engraved Locks & Receiver (Clean Gun!) N. American Arms. Co. – Boston Pre-1900 – “Semi-Hammerless” – 12ga. Shotgun – (w/37” Heavy Barrel) – S-Barrel O. J. Manton & Co. – 12ga. Double Barrel Shotgun – (w/30” London Fine Twist Barrel) P. Remington – Model 1893 No. 9 – 12ga. Single Shot Shotgun Q. Nopwich Arms Co. – 32 Cal. Revolver – w/Spur Trigger, Engraved Frame & Cylinder w/Metal Engraved Grips R. American Bulldog – Mod. Double Action – 38 Cal. Revolver – w/Dog Head Grips – (w/2 ½” Barrel) – Nickel Finish – Needs Trigger Spring Attention S. Maltby, Curtiss & Co. – Mod. Metropolitan Police – 32 Rim Cal. Revolver – (w/3” Barrel) – w/Engraved Grips – Nickel Finish T. Forehand & Wadsworth – Mod. British Bull-Dog – 32 Cal. Revolver – (w/2 ½” Barrel) – Nickel Finish U. Smith & Wesson – Mod. Top Break – 38 S&W Cal. Revolver – (w/4” Barrel) – w/Wood Grips V. Remington – Model 1893 No. 9 – 12ga. Single Shot Shotgun W. Smith & Wesson – 1st Model “Z-Bar” – 38 Cal. Safety Hammerless Revolver – (w/3 ¼” Barrel) – Nickel Finish – Mfg. in 1887 X. U.S. Springfield – Mod. 1894 – 30-40 Krag Cal. Military Rifle 23. Turkish – Mauser – 8mm Cal. Military Rifle 24. U.S. Remington – Mod. 03-A3 – 30-06 Cal. Bolt Action Rifle – 1/43 Dated R/A Barrel 25. U.S. Springfield – Mod. 1896 – 30-40 Krag. Cal. Bolt Action Rifle 26. Springfield Armory – Mod. 1898 – 30-40 Krag Cal. Bolt Action Rifle – w/03 Front Sight, Drilled Receiver (Carbine Stock Repaired) 27. Dreyse – Mod. 1907 – 32 ACP Cal. Semi-Auto Pistol – (w/3 ¾” Barrel) 28. U.S. Smith Corona – Mod. 03-A3 – 30-06 Cal. Bolt Action Rifle – 7/43 SA Dated Barrel 29. P. Beretta – Mod. 1934 – 380 Cal. Semi-Auto Pistol – (w/ 3 ¼” Barrel) – w/Holster – Sold w/Capture Papers Dated July 8th, 1945 Y. Winchester-Lee – 6mm Lee Cal. Straight Pull Rifle – Navy Marked & Stock Altered (Broken Extractor) 30. German Police Luger – Mfg. by DWM – 9mm Semi Auto Pistol - Mfg. 1915 – Serial #194b – Grip Strap Marked “Polizei Kolberg Nr 31” 31. Winchester – Mod. 12 – 12ga. Pump Action Shotgun – (w/21” Cyl. Choked Barrel) 32. New Worchester – 12ga. Double Barrel Shotgun – (w/30” Damascus Barrels) (Excellent Shape!) 33. Stevens – Mod. 49 – 22 Cal. Pump Action Rifle Z. U.S. Springfield – Mod. 1884 – 45-70 Cal. Rifle – w/Ram-Rod Bayonet – w/1891 Dated Cartouche, Excellent Rack Markings AA. Forehands & Wadsworth – Mod. Side Hammer – 12ga. Single Barrel Shotgun 34. Savage – Mod. 29 – 22 Cal. Pump Action Rifle – Missing Butt Plate 35. Marlin – Mod. 93 – 30-30 Cal. Lever Action – w/Round Barrel, 2/3 Mag. (Clean Gun) BB. Meriden – 12ga. Double Barrel Shotgun – (w/30” Damascus Barrels) – w/Double Triggers & Hammers, Engraved CC. Baker Gun Co. – 12ga. Double Barrel Hammerless Shotgun – (w/30” Twist Damascus Barrels) – w/Double Triggers DD. Hopkins Allen – Mod. XL Shotgun – 38 Cal. Falling Block 36. Winchester – Mod. 06 – 22 Cal. Pump Action Rifle – Mfg. in 1929 37. Winchester – Mod. 1902 – 22 Cal. Single Shot Rifle – w/Period Re-Blue EE. Colt – Mod. Lightning – 22 Cal. Pump Action Rifle – w/24” Octagon Barrel – Note –ForeArm Has Been Repaired 38. Winchester – Mod. 1894 – 25-35 Cal. Lever Action Saddle Ring Carbine – Mfg. in 1917 39. Winchester – Mod. 1892 – 44 WCF Cal. Lever Action Saddle Ring Carbine – w/Round Barrel Full Mag – Mfg. in 1904 40. Winchester – Mod. 1894 – 30 WCF Cal. Lever Action Rifle – Special Order Features Include – Deluxe, Checkered Pistol Grip Capped Stock, Matted Round Barrel, Sights; Flat Top Sporting Rear, Lyman Jack Front, Shot Gun Hard Rubber Butt Plate, Oil Finish, Extra Light, Engraved R.T. Holloway (9 Factory Special Order Features) (A True 1 of a Kind w/Factory Letter) FF. Antique – Approximate 11mm – Rare Tapered Barrel Cane Gun GG. Woodward & Co. – Percussion Heavy Bore Fowler – w/52 ½” Octagon to Round Barrel, Very Nicely Engraved Lock, Checkered Stock, Soft Take Case (Rare – True One of a Kind!! A Must See!) HH. Remington – Mod. 1873/75 – 12ga. Double Barrel Shotgun – (w/30” Damascus Barrels) – Double Triggers & Hammers, Checkered Stock (Great Example) 41. Ithaca Gun – Flues Model Grade 3 – 12ga. Double Barrel Shotgun – (w/30” Damascus Barrels) – Chipped Butt Plate (Nice Looking Gun!) 42. Tobin Arms – Mod. 30 – 16ga. Double Barrel Shotgun – (w/27 ½” Krupp Barrels) 43. Charles Daly – Mod. Russian Lindner – 12ga. Double Barrel Shotgun – (w/30” Barrels) – w/Ejectors 44. French Guild Gun – “Monte” – 16ga. Double Barrel Shotgun – (w/27” Barrels) – Great Case Hardening (All Original Gun!) II. WC Scott – Sidelock (Antique) 12ga. Double Barrel Shotgun – (w/26” Newer Proofed Barrels) – Highly Engraved, Higly Figured Checkered Stocks – w/Leather Take Down Case (An Absolute Must See!) JJ. U.S. Civil War Sharps – New Model 1863 Carbine – 52 Cal. Percussion Breech Loader – Excellent Condition KK. U.S. Springfield – Mod. 1884 – 45-70 Cal. Trapdoor Carbine – w/Buffington Carbine Sight – Excellent Bore – w/Original Cleaning Rod in Stock LL. U.S. Civil War Spencer – 52 Cal. Carbine (Very Good Excellent Condition – w/Traces of Case Hardening – w/Excellent Inspector Marked Stock.
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