Live Internet Bidding for Massive Antique Firearms Auction

Proxibid, a premier provider of live auction broadcasting services, today announced that one of the largest sales in the history of Greg Martin Auctions will be available for live Internet bidding on its Web site, www.proxibid.com/gregmartin. The live auction event will take place over three days, from June 18-20, at the Greg Martin Auctions Gallery in San Francisco.

[ClickPress, Thu Jun 07 2007] Proxibid, a premier provider of live auction broadcasting services, today announced that one of the largest sales in the history of Greg Martin Auctions will be available for live Internet bidding on its Web site, www.proxibid.com/gregmartin. The live auction event will take place over three days, from June 18-20, at the Greg Martin Auctions Gallery in San Francisco.

More than 2,200 lots of antique arms, ammunition, memorabilia and accessories will be available during the auction. This auction is one of the largest sales Greg Martin Auctions has hosted in its five year history, and all of the lots will be available for online bidding. Some of the items available are from the collection of a Northern California enthusiast who purchased the items in the 1970s and 1980s. They have not been in the public domain since, and are generating much excitement in the marketplace.

“Buyers simply cannot beat the quality of the items available at this auction,” said Greg Martin of Greg Martin Auctions. “Because some of these pieces haven’t been on the auction stage for decades, the buzz around the event is huge. Live Internet bidding provides avid collectors from across the globe the opportunity to acquire one of the rare pieces available, without having to be present at the live event.”

Highlights for this auction include:
• Lot 949: Rare and Exceptional Original Civil War Presentation Artillery Snare Drum Presented to 15-Year-Old Drummer Boy George L. Miller, 14th Massachusetts Heavy Artillery.
• Lot 980: Fine and Scarce U.S. Martial Colt Third Model Dragoon Revolver, Cut for Shoulder Stock.
• Lot 983: Rare Confederate Issue 8-Inch Barrel Colt Third Model Dragoon Revolver with “C.L. Dragoons” on Barrel Lug and PBJ Monogram Engraved on Buttstrap.
• Lot 1220: Fine and Rare Cased and Engraved Winchester Model 1886 Lever Action Sporting Rifle, Signed by John Ulrich, and Built for the Paris Exposition Universelle, 1889.
• Lot 1039: Fine Cased Colt Single Action Army Flattop Target Revolver with Presentation Inscription on Barrel to Explorer Samuel W. Baker from Her Majesty the Queen.
• Lot 1153: Rare and Historic “Ben Holladay” Overland Stagecoach, Attributed to Abbot Downing Company of Concord, New Hampshire. Sold in 1986, the stagecoach was originally part of Bill Harrah’s Pony Express Museum in Sparks, Nevada.
• Lot 1180: Exceptional, Rare and Historic Deluxe-Engraved and Half-Gold-Plated, Relief-Chiseled Winchester Model 1873 Sporting Rifle of General William E. Strong, with Numerous Special Features.
• Lot 1181: Fine and Rare Winchester Model 1873 – One of One Thousand Lever Action Sporting Rifle.
• Lot 1195: Presentation Inscribed Winchester Model 1873 Lever Action Sporting Rifle, From Friends to Doc Carver.
• Lot 1207: Excellent and Rare Winchester Model 1876 Lever Action Carbine with Half Nickel Finish and Select Walnut Stocks.
• Lot 1464: Cased Ornate .600 Nitro Daniel Frasier Sidelock Double Barrel Rifle.

To view the online catalog, register to bid or place pre-bids, please visit www.proxibid.com/gregmartin.

About Proxibid
Proxibid is the premier provider of live Internet auction broadcasting services. With Proxibid, bidders have access to real auctions, with real auctioneers, from the comfort of their home or office. Bidders can view auction catalogs, post pre-bids and participate in real-time Internet bidding via Proxibid’s powerful auction portal. As a leading pioneer of live Internet bidding technology, Proxibid continues to lead the marketplace by offering an unparalleled level of customer service and support.

To learn more about Proxibid, please log on to www.proxibid.com.

About Greg Martin Auctions
Greg Martin and his expert staff provide accurate appraisals indicating the true value of your Property in today’s marketplace. Our expertise extends to the full history and culture of arms and armor, edged weapons, militaria, and related historic memorabilia.
With over a century of combined experience in world-class auction houses, the specialists at Greg Martin Auctions exhibits unsurpassed knowledge and expertise in the firearms auction industry.

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