Fairfield, ME – Poulin Auction Company’s spring firearm auction finishes with fantastic results. Over 1800 lots were offered over the period of two days featuring the Allen Brown & John Irwin firearm collections. The integration of live internet bidding through Artfact.com, absentee bidding, phone participation, & live bidding created an extremely competitive bidding frenzy. Participants from afar utilized the online catalog with numerous color photos available without registration to submit over 4000 absentee bids on the 1800 lots together with the participants who traveled from all across the United States contributed to a fantastic gross total of $1.1 Million in sales. This is a huge 30% over the low estimate for the entire sale.

Top ten highlights from this spectacular sale include…
•Confederate artillery short sword with “Captured from the Rebel Fort Morgan” painted on the scabbard sold for $7,762.00 against a $1,500 - $2,500 est.
•Browning A5 Gold Series soared to $6,210.00 with a $3,500 - $5,500 est.,
•Bullard Single Shot Rifle commanded $5,175.00 on a $2,500 - $4,500 est.,
•Mexican war period tin canteen brought $4,945.00 while estimated $1,000.00 - $2,000.00 for the catalog,
•Civil war confederate cartridge box changed hands for $4,715.00 on a $2,000-$3,000 catalog estimate,
•Harpers Ferry 1855 percussion musket with Maynard tape priming feed sold for $4,542.00 outside the $1,750 - $2,500 est,
•Confederate D-guard bowie knife inscribed “Yankee Slayer” in pinprick style was pre-sale estimated at $1,500 - $2,500 it finalized at $4,312.50,
•Mediterranean Miquelet Lock Belt Pistol climbed to $4,255.00 with a $1,000 - $2,000 catalog est.,
•Colt 1851 Navy with the back strap inscribed “Tichenor” sold for $3,565.00 with a $2,000 - $4,000 pre-sale est.,
•Sig P210-6 with 22 cal conversion unit left the building for $3,450.00 on a $1,800.00 - $2,300.00 est.,

Some other fabulous successes include; a Spencer military 3 band rifle estimated at $1,500 - $2,000 sold for a strong price of $3,220.00, a Springfield 1903 NRA/DCM soared to $3,220.00 against a $1,000 - $1,500 est. in the catalog, an late 18th – early 19th century Persian Helmet, shield, and axe commanded a $3,105.00 finalized price on a $600 - $800 est., a Winchester 52 E brought a final hammer of $2,990.00 with a $1,500 - $2,000 pre-sale est., a Remington 03-A4 $2,990.00 on a $2,000 - $3,000 est., another Remington 03-A4 with a $2,000 - $3,000 catalog estimate changed hands for $2,990.00, a refinished Winchester 37 Single Shot 28ga estimated $1,900 - $3,000 climbed to $2,875.00, a Mauser 1896 with matching stock sold for $2,990.00 with a pre-sale estimate of $2,500 - $3,000, a Remington 1863 Zouave brought $2,760.00 with a presale est. of $1,500 - $2,500, a Springfield 1842 percussion finalized for $2,645.00 on a pre-sale estimate of $1,500 - $1,750, a group of 20 gold & gold plated awards estimated $1,000 - $1,500 finished climbing at $2,645.00, a civil war era belt knife estimated $1,000-$1,500 finalized at $2,530.00, a pair of European Flintlock pistols commanded a $2,530.00 against a $900 - $1,200 presale est., a Springfield M1 Garand sold for $2,530.00 with a est. of $800 - $1,200. Prices include 15% buyers premium.

Poulin Auction Co. firearm auctions run bi-annually in March & October in conjunction with James D. Julia’s Premier Firearm Auction. When there is a wide variety of saleable merchandise from $200.00 all the way to $1,000,000.00 it creates an event that draws a huge audience, creating a level of exposure that would not be normally seen at a lesser auction. Every time a Julia – Poulin Auction event takes place it consistently proves to be the largest firearm auction event in the world accounting for $10-15 million in sales per auction. No other auction comes even close to the amount of exposure & participation that an event of this caliber creates. This high level of exposure and participation together with the lowest commission structure in the industry is the formula needed to net you the highest return possible. Poulin’s has already begun building for their October Firearm Auction Event with a nice assortment of firearms and accoutrements in house. For consignment info contact Steve Poulin 1-800-872-4406.