Miller & Miller will hold an online-only Historic, Collector & Sporting Firearms auction, October 25

NEW HAMBURG, Ontario - Oct. 7, 2025 - PRLog -- An online-only Historic, Collector & Sporting Firearms auction featuring the longtime collection of Lorenz Werkmeister is planned for Saturday, October 25^th, by Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd., starting promptly at 9am Eastern time. The sale is packed with 216 lots of mostly firearms and ammunition advertising, plus additional items.

"This highly anticipated sale features a diverse assortment of antique, collector and military firearms including an array of accessories and advertising," said Paul Matheson, Consignment Director for the auction, adding, "Lorenz Werkmeister was a passionate and detail-oriented collector with a focus on historic military rifles. His outstanding collection is the headliner."

Other offerings encompass a wonderful variety of fine sporting arms, antique cased pistols, bicycle rifles, pocket pistols, antique cartridge pistols, trade muskets, reloading tools, flintlocks, shotguns, important Canadian military rifles, historic sniper rifles, and documented Colt revolvers. "This sale is not to be missed," Matheson said. "Collectors, mark your calendars."

The sale's expected top achiever is lot #45 – an exquisite cased and engraved James Purdey & Sons (British) double-barrel SxS hammerless 12 bore shotgun. Factory records indicate the shotgun was manufactured in November 1927 and was custom-built for a Mr. J. Hargreaves. The wood stock is spectacular, with lovely figuring, and the bores are excellent. Mechanically it's excellent and measures 35 inches long with 30-inch twin barrels. Estimate: $35,000-$45,000.

All estimates quoted in this report are in Canadian dollars.

Lot #72 is a British 1880s-era Kynoch Military & Sporting Ammunition cartridge display board, framed behind glass, with the cartridges held onto the backing via bound wire. Measuring 26 inches by 22 inches, this is a seldom seen Kynoch cartridge board with historic Canadian business provenance. It was once mounted at the front counter of G.S. Pinder Gun & Locksmith (later renamed to Pinder Sporting Goods in St. Catherines, Ontario). Estimate: $5,500-$6,500.

Here is a link to the October 25^th Firearms & Sporting Auction on the Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. website: https://live.millerandmillerauctions.com/auctions/4-ICD5EA/historic-collector-sporting-firearms-featuring-the-collection-of-lorenz-werkmeister

Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. is Canada's trusted seller of high-value collections and is always accepting quality consignments. The firm specializes in watches and jewelry, art, antiques and high-value collectibles. Its mission is to provide collectors with a trusted place to buy and sell.

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