Firearms And Militaria Auction Delivers
Cordier Sale Forecasts Healthy Firearms Market
Antique handguns featured an Elliot's ring trigger Derringer .32 Rimfire selling for $475. Military handguns were highlighted by a Mauser S42, 1939 Luger pistol in 9mm cal. selling for $900. In modern handguns, models by Colt and Smith & Wesson drove active bidding both from the room and online. A Colt engraved third generation SA Army .44-40 sold for $2,900, while a Colt Combat Cobra revolver .357 magnum brought $3,400. Among the Smith & Wessons, a handsomely outfitted model 657-5 limited hunting edition revolver in .41 magnum sold for $1,100 while a 125th anniversary model 25-3 in .45 long Colt hammered down at $1,100.
Antique long guns featured buffalo guns and muskets, including a J. Harder Spencer buffalo rifle ($2,100) and a Harper's Ferry model 1816 musket .69 caliber ($1,300). In modern long guns, a number of high quality offerings from collectors including the estate of William Britcher of Newport, Pa., delivered good results and signs of a healthy gun market. A Weatherby mark V rifle in .416 Weatherby magnum hammered down at $1,500 while a Parker Brothers VH side-by-side shotgun 20 gauge sold for $2,600. A Winchester model 1895 rifle .35 W.C.F. sold for $3,100 after heavy bidding.
More than 50 lots of edged weapons were highlighted by a WWII Era Japanese sword, which sold for $1,900 and an Ames Manufacturing M1840 Cavalry sword and scabbard, which brought $600.
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