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Fall Sporting Auction – Firearms, Blades, and More!
Virtual Simulcast Online Auction
Fall Sporting Arms & Military Collectibles
Martial and Sporting Arms · Japanese and German Militaria · Swords, Daggers and Bayonets · Ammunition
Saturday, October 10, 2026 · 10 AM
Five hundred and fifty lots have come together for our fall sale, and just under one hundred and eighty of them are arms. The range is what makes this one worth your time. It opens with percussion muskets and Civil War era revolvers, moves through the Indian Wars and both world wars, and finishes with modern sporting and defensive pieces still in the box. Winchester Model 94 lever guns, a Henry Golden Boy, Savage and Browning sporters, Mossberg, Ithaca and Remington shotguns, side by side doubles, and Glock, Ruger, Kimber and Smith & Wesson handguns all cross the block alongside an M1 Garand, two M1 Carbines, Arisaka Type 38 and Type 99 rifles, Mausers, Enfields and Mosin Nagants.
The martial handgun run is the heart of the sale. DWM and Erfurt Lugers, a Walther P.38 in the scarce 480 code, a Mauser byf 43, a Mauser C96 Bolo with its shoulder stock, and Japanese Type 14 and Type 94 Nambus with a three digit Chigusa among them. The edged material runs just as deep, with Japanese officer swords including a dated Mantetsu blade, Luftwaffe and SA daggers, kukris and close to fifty bayonets. Behind all of it sits the militaria collectors come for: silk Hinomaru and Yosegaki flags, Third Reich insignia, campaign shields, original holsters and a Type 98 aircraft compass. Case and Schrade pocket knives, rifle scopes, gun cases and better than ninety lots of ammunition and reloading components fill out the back half.
Keynote Lots
1
Lot 97 · Japanese Army Type 98 Officer’s Sword, Dated 1940
South Manchuria Railway blade with a dated tang, mounted in full Type 98 army officer fittings.
Est. $2,000 – $3,500
2
Lot 71 · Walther P.38 480 Code 9mm Pistol
The scarce 480 code, used only briefly before Walther moved to the ac series. One of the harder P.38 variants to find.
Est. $1,800 – $3,000
3
Lot 92 · 1928 Chigusa Type 14 Nambu 8mm Pistol, Three Digit Serial
Early Chigusa production with a three digit serial number, a combination that rarely surfaces.
Est. $1,800 – $2,800
4
Lot 72 · DWM Luger P.08 9mm Pistol
Toggle action Luger carrying the DWM monogram, one of several P.08 variations in this sale.
Est. $1,700 – $2,500
5
Lot 136 · TriStar TT15 Two Barrel 12 Gauge Trap Set
Unsingle and over under barrel assemblies in a fitted case, set up for the trap line.
Est. $1,600 – $2,200
6
Lot 114 · Winchester M1 Garand .30-06 Rifle
Winchester production Garand, the rifle that armed the American infantryman through the war.
Est. $1,300 – $1,900
7
Lot 80 · Mauser C96 Bolo 7.63x25mm Pistol with Stock and Holster
Broomhandle in the short barrel Bolo configuration, complete with its shoulder stock holster rig.
Est. $1,200 – $1,800
8
Lot 119 · Waffenwerke Brunn G.33/40 8mm Mauser Rifle
Czech built mountain troop carbine, among the more sought after of the German service rifles.
Est. $1,200 – $1,800
9
Lot 99 · Imperial Japanese Army Type 95 NCO Sword
Serial numbered NCO sword with cast handle in the pattern of an officer’s shin gunto.
Est. $1,200 – $1,800
10
Lot 115 · Winchester M1 Carbine .30 Carbine
Winchester contract carbine, one of two M1 Carbines crossing the block in this sale.
Est. $1,100 – $1,500
How This Auction Works
This is a live auction, not a timed online sale. On Saturday, October 10 at 10 AM your bids go straight to the auctioneer in real time, with a live audio and video feed so you can see and hear the sale as it happens. It runs the way it would if you were standing in the room.
Pre bidding is open right now and we recommend using it. Leave your maximum on the lots you want and the system will bid for you when they come up, which matters in a sale this size because the auctioneer sets the pace.
There is no countdown timer and no automatic extension. Lots open, bidding runs, the auctioneer gives fair warning and declares the lot SOLD. When it is gone, it is gone. Be signed in and ready before the lots you are watching come up.
Auctioneer’s Note & Terms
Public Preview: Friday, October 9, 10 AM to 5 PM at 169 S Main St, Leslie, MI 49251. Come handle the guns in person. We strongly recommend it.
Buyer’s Premium: 19% on all purchases or 15% (4% discount) for cash. Six percent Michigan sales tax applies to all winning Michigan bidders. Tax exempt Michigan bidders must submit Form 3372 prior to the sale.
Pickup: Monday and Tuesday, October 12 and 13 in Leslie, MI. Online purchases cannot be picked up before Monday. A signup link comes with your paid invoice within 24 hours of the sale and time slots are first come, first served.
Shipping: We handle FFL transfers in house and ship firearms and ammunition anywhere it is legal to do so. A small number of lots are marked local pickup only in the catalog, so check the lot page before you bid. We do charge a $10 paperwork fee for the firearm transfer paperwork and document storage associated with shipped order.
Epic Auctions and Estate Sales, LLC is a licensed FFL dealer. All buyers complete a Form 4473. A NICS background check is run on all firearms unless you hold a current Michigan CPL or FFL. A $20 paperwork fee applies to each background check and we ask that you bring cash for it. Trigger locks are available.
Michigan Handgun Purchases: If you buy a handgun and do not hold a Michigan CPL, you must obtain a License to Purchase, Form RI-010, from a local law enforcement agency for each handgun. If you hold a current Michigan CPL you still complete a Form 4473, but we will not need to run a NICS check. If you do not hold a CPL and bring us an RI-010, we will still run a full NICS check.
Reloaded ammunition is sold buyer beware. The buyer assumes all responsibility for the purchase and use of all ammunition.
All sales final. Everything sells AS IS, WHERE IS with no guarantee of any kind. We do not guarantee the make, model, caliber or working condition of any firearm, and the absence of a condition report does not mean the piece is without issues. See the online catalog for full Terms and Conditions.
Epic Auctions & Estate Sales, LLC
Brad Stoecker, Auctioneer
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