Firearms And Militaria Auction Delivers

Cordier Sale Forecasts Healthy Firearms Market

January 26, 2016

Cordier's Firearms and Militaria Auction on Dec. 6, in Harrisburg, Pa., featured an exciting array of high quality handguns and long guns as well as edged weapons. Colts and Winchesters continue to deliver, among them a Colt Combat Cobra revolver in .357 magnum sold for $3,400 and a Winchester model 1895 rifle .35 W.C.F. sold for $3,100. Prices quoted are hammer prices and do not include a buyerÂ’s premium.
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.
Additional information can be found by calling 717-731-86962 or visiting www.CordierAuction.com.


 

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