Press Release
New Hamburg, ON, Canada, October 14, 2025 — An online-only Historic, Collector & Sporting Firearms auction featuring the longtime collection of Lorenz Werkmeister is planned for Saturday, October 25th, 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.
To learn more about Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. and the online-only Historic, Collector & Sporting Firearms auction planned for Saturday, October 25th, visit www.MillerandMillerAuctions.com. Updates are posted often.
