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Limerick Auction Rooms

  • 04-07-2012 1:15pm
    #1
    ganger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 264 ✭✭


    Did anyone attend todays auction in Limerick ????????What were the lots like,,what sort of prices were they making ?/


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  • #2
    Grizzly 45
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,134 ✭✭✭✭Grizzly 45


    Walked in when it was just finished:(.But had a look at the lots and TBH it was a mixed bag of not a whole lot.Fortuneatly for me a friend of mine had been present for the whole thing and had some prices ..The big seller was the war of independance/civil war IRA documentation for the Limerick region.It went for 2500 euros. UL bought it I think.
    Next was the officers samuari sword for 850 euros.
    The Nazi memobilia of various types went well enough.The RAD Hauer knife which I was intrested in went for 350 euros

    The guns,well they were flintlocks and percussion locks of various types in various states of decay.TBH I have seen better examples being scrapped.:( Most had broken nipples,worn /broken main springs,badly damaged wood work,and too high a reserve price for what condition they were in. A Colt pocket model with a English gun dealer name and chrome effect wentfor 650 euros:eek:

    It looked like a lot of stuff didnt go either or went for just about reserve price.
    Verdict..Looked like a jumble sale of militaria from around Ireland.Be a worthwhile local event once in awhile to see if anything new is around.But dont expect Christies or Southerbys style items,or their prices either.:)

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  • #3
    Dale Parish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 894 ✭✭✭Dale Parish


    It was our first military auction and as a result we had not the option of refusing any guns, regardless of their condition. Naturally it is a learning curve for us and we hope to make the next one a bigger and better occasion. :)


  • #4
    enfield
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,109 ✭✭✭enfield


    Having been a successful bidder on several items in LAR before, I can say they are easy to deal with and very helpful with postage after the auction, which is always a plus.
    Thanks LAR


  • #5
    Morlar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,273 ✭✭✭Morlar


    Grizzly 45 wrote: »
    ...The big seller was the war of independance/civil war IRA documentation for the Limerick region.It went for 2500 euros. UL bought it I think....

    I really hope that Irish War of Independence lot went to University Limerick and not to some private dealer for splitting up on ebay.


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