50th Anniversary Auction - Day 4 Premier Firearm Auction

50th Anniversary
Antique & Collectible Auction

Located at the Kraft Auction Facility 48 N 450 E Valparaiso, IN.

Weekend #1 - January 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th, 2026

Auction Preview: January 6th and 7th 9am-5pm and each auction day starting at 8am

January 7th - 4pm CST

600+ Lots of Collectible Police Badges, Firefighter Collectibles  and Memorabilia

January 8th - 10am CST

700+ Lots of Premier Case XX Knives 

January 9th - 10am CST

700+ Lots of Premier Knife Auction

Highlights include: 125+ Randall Knives including many rare models and Vietnam era knives; James Lile; Single-Owner Custom knife collection including Stephen Mackrill,Jim & Joyce Minnick,Gaetan Beauchamp, William Henry Fine, Jim Behring and many more; Custom Folding Knives; Charlton LTD; Fighting Knives; Switch Blades; Remington; Winchester; Schrade; Ka-Bar; Marbles; Puma; Buck; Cattaraugus; Keen Kutter; Dozier; Great Eastern; Schatt & Morgan; David Yellowhorse; Gerber; WWII Fighting Knives; Spyderco; Benchmade; Antique & Medieval Swords and Knives; and much more... 

January 10th - 10am CST

1250+ Lot Premier Firearm Auction

Highlights include: 2- Fully Transferable M1A1 .45 ACP Thompson Fully Auto Submachine Gun; Outstanding Single Owner Estate Collection with 16 Caesar Guerini shotguns; 2025 Krieghoff K-20; 1891 James Purdey & Sons Best 12 Ga; John Rigby & Co. Side Lock .470 Nitro Express Double Rifle; Barrett M82A1 .50 BMG; Tracking Point Precision AX AICS Surgeon XL .338 Lapua Bolt Action Rifle; Mike Dubber Engraved Colt Single Action Army 2nd Gen .45 Colt Revolver; 100+ Winchesters including 1866 Yellow Boy, Super Grade XTR .12 Ga / .222 Rem O/U Combination Gun,Rare 1888 Winchester Model 1873 .22 Short, Numerous Commemoratives, Model 42 .410, Pre-64 Model 70's, Model 1873 High Grade .357 mag/.38 spl Lever Action Rifle w/ Box, and many more; 45+ Browning hand guns, rifles, and shotguns including trap sets; 100+ Colt Pistols and Revolvers; 100+ Remington Pistols, Revolvers, Shotguns and Rifles; Collection of Military Rifles and Pistols including a nice selection of Lugers; Norinco Type 56S; 140+ Smith & Wesson Revolvers; and so much more... This is one of the finest firearm auctions we have ever presented, and one of the finest to ever be held in the Midwest. Don't miss this auction!

January 11th - 10am CST

1250+ Lots of Military, Taxidermy and Ammunition Auction

Highlights Include: 600+ Lots of Taxidermy Including: 2- Rare Shoulder Mount Elephants, Pair of Elephant Tusks, 2- Shoulder Mount Giraffes, 2- Tiger Rugs, Jaguar Rug, Wild Dog Rug, African Lion, African Cat Skulls, 3- Zebra Shoulder Mounts, 3- Zebra Rugs, Full Body Crocodile, 40+ Bear Mounts including Polar Bear Rug, Super Rare Blonde Kodiak Rug, Rare Kermode Bear Rug, Full Body Mount Bears, Bear Rugs, Bear Skulls and more, Turkeys, Pheasants, Custom Squirrels and Racoons, 60+ Whitetail Mounts including Full Body Mounts, Red Stag, Full Body Mount Elk, Elk & Caribou Shoulder Mounts, Moose Shoulder Mount, Bison Shoulder Mounts, Fox, Wolverines, 4- Mountain Lions, Coyotes, Bobcats,Russian Kamchatka Bighorn Sheep, Ibex, Mountain Goats, Muskox, Cape Buffalo, Great Selection of African Plains Mounts, Fish Mounts, Bull Shoulder Mounts, 2-Headed Baby Calf Mount, Bull Horns, Cattle Rugs, and many more; Custom Wood Statues including Big Foot, Indian Chief and more; Cigar Store Indians; Selection of Wildlife Bronze Statues; 12- Custom Dinosaur Figures/Mounts; Bulk Antlers; Leatherneck Carved & Polychrome Painted Ships Figurehead Circa 1862; Military Cannons; Military Swords; WWI and WWII Daggers, Helmets, Uniforms, Flags, Badges and more; 8- Samurai Swords; Optics; 2-Inert US Navy 16in AP Battleship Projectiles; 4- Quality Gun Safes; Gun Cases including Holland & Holland; Air Gun Collection; 250+ Lots of Ammunition and so much more...

Weekend #2 - January 29th, 30th, 31st, February 1st

Auction Preview: January 27th & 28th 9am-5pm and each auction day starting at 8am

January 29th - 10am CST
Pop Culture and Sports Memorabilia Auction

January 30th - 10am CST
Premier Antique and Vintage Toy Auction

January 31st - 9:30am CST
Collector Car, Vintage Motorcycle, and Premier Pedal Car Auction

February 1st - 10am CST
Premier Vintage Advertising and Memorabilia Auction

Weekend #3 - February 27th-March 1st - 10am CST

Auction Preview: February 26th & 27th 9am-5pm and each auction day starting at 8am

February 27th - 10am CST
Elmer's Lock & Safe Museum Collection

February 28th - 10am CST
Fine & Decorative Arts Auction

March 1st  - 10am CST
Coins, Currency, Bullion, Watches and Fine Jewelry Auction

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Weekend #1 - Jonathan Kraft, Kyle Dukes, and Mason Chorzempa

Weekend #2 - Jonathan Kraft and Connor Wolfe

Weekend #3 - Jonathan Kraft and Bruce Turner

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