Here’s a sampling of goods from the Greg Martin Auctions at the end of March. The first will be a Firearms and Sporting Guns auction on Sunday, March 29, 2009. A Colt Firearms Collection session will take place at 7 p.m. The second auction, on Monday, March 30, 2009, will feature martial arms and militaria.

Auctions will be at the Doubletree Hotel near Disneyland in Anaheim, California. A preview of items will take place through March 28 at Greg Martin Auctions’ headquarters in Irvine, California. For inquiries or more information, call 800-509-1988 or visit www.gregmartinauctions.com.

Absentee bidding will be available through Proxibid as well as through live and telephone bidding.





Lot 40: U.S. Model 1873 Springfield Officer’s Trapdoor Sporting Rifle. Estimate:  $12,000-$18,000.

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Lot 44: Deluxe Engraved, Stocked and Cased Smith’s Patent Breechloading Carbine, by Massachusetts Arms Co., with Low Serial No. 5. Estimate  $30,000-$40,000.

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Lot 141: Rare Sharps Model 1874 Creedmoor Single-Shot Target Rifle with San Francisco Dealer Association and sold with Sharps Factory Research Letter. Estimate:  $10,000-$15,000.

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Lot 143: Henry Rifle of A.C. Holmes, Co. G, 10th West Virginia Infantry, inscribed with name on buttstock, with background on owner. Estimate:  $20,000-$30,000.

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Lot 145: Arapahoe County Inscribed  Winchester Model 1886 Lever Action Rifle . Estimate:  $25,000-$30,000.

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Lot 146: Unique Winchester Model 1894 Lever Action Original .32 WS Test Rifle together with copy of factory letter. Estimate:  $12,500-$15,000.

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Lot 209: Fine Wilbur Glahn Engraved Colt Single Action Army Revolver with Relief Carved Steer Head Ivory Grips and factory letter. Estimate:  $15,000-$20,000.

Lot 210: Wilbur Glahn Engraved Colt Single Action Army Revolver with Ivory Grips and factory letter. Estimate:  $12,000-$15,000.

Lot 211: Wilbur Glahn Engraved Colt Single Action Army Revolver with customized target sights, relief-carved steerhead ivory grips and Colt factory letter. Estimate:  $15,000-$20,000.

Lot 212: Cuno Helfricht Engraved Colt Single Action Army Revolver with relief carved oxhead ivory grip and factory letter. Estimate:  $12,000-$15,000.

Lot 213: Engraved Colt Single Action Army Revolver with relief carved American eagle and shield ivory grips and Colt factory letter. Estimate:  $15,000-$25,000.

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These three Parker shotguns come from the family of George Frederick Jewett (1896-1956), who was vice president (1935-1946) and president (1946-1949) of Potlatch Forests.

•    Lot 308: 12-gauge Parker GHE Double Barrel Shotgun. Estimate:  $6,000-$8,000.
•    Lot 309: 20-gauge Parker DHE Double Barrel Shotgun. Estimate:  $20,000-$25,000.
•    Lot 310: 28-gauge Parker DHE Double Barrel Shotgun. Estimate:  $30,000-$40,000.
•    Lot 307: Cased Set of a 12-gauge Sidelock Ejector Double Barrel Shotgun and .270 Winchester Bolt Action Rifle by John Rigby. Estimate:  $20,000-$30,000.

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Lot 677: Boxed Deluxe Heirloom Edition Colt Officer’s ACP Pistol with special serial number SLY STALLONE 1 and factory letter. Estimate:  $2,500-$3,500.

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•    Lot 1092: Experimental 1903 Snabb Modified Springfield Semi-Automatic Rifle. Estimate: $10,000-$15,000.

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Lot 1117: 1902 DWM Model P08 Parabellum Semi-Automatic Carbine with matching stock. Estimate: $10,000-$12,000.

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Lot 1186: Cased DWM Borchardt Semi-Automatic Pistol with shoulder stock and accessories. Estimate: $12,000-$15,000.