Bidding battles seemed to break out on the hour as collectors from across the nation and around the globe fought for their desired collectibles…
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Savage Model 1907 Semi-Automatic Pistol Close to Buffalo Bill ~ Video
Nearly any firearm with a connection to William “Buffalo Bill” Cody is locked away in a museum somewhere…
A Perfect Storm of Gun Collector Participation
Two sayings come to mind after Rock Island Auction Company’s September 2014 Premiere Firearms Auction The best never goes out of style and What’s old is new again…
Nazi Krieghoff FG42 Paratrooper Sniper Rifle Sells for $299,000 at Auction
Buyers were ready & willing to pay top dollar for the auction’s most distinguished items. Also we saw a host of eager new collectors ready to bring new life to their respective favorite genres…
Rock Island Auction Company’s May Premiere Auction Draws Competitive Collectors
With the buzzing auction, lengthy bidding wars, excited RIAC phone bidders, last second bids, legendary firearms, items selling well into six figures, plus a very engaged crowd, this was one of the most entertaining auctions that RIAC has held…
NRA Gun Gurus Season Premier Tonight on the Outdoor Channel
This is a friendly reminder that the season premiere of “NRA Gun Gurus” will be today at 7:00 p.m. ET/PT on the Outdoor Channel…
Rock Island Auction Company’s February Regional Firearms Auction Realizes $4.4 Million
Rock Island Auction Company’s February 2014 Regional Firearms Auction exceeded expectations by surmounting estimates and posting $4.4 million dollars in sales…
Gun Collecting Royalty to Highlight Rock Island Auction Company’s May 2014 Premiere Firearms Auction
Featured will be a rifle owned by Samuel Colt, a shotgun given between presidents, and a pair of celebrity guns formerly held in some of the world’s most well-known collections…
The Company K Colt 4th Cavalry Single Action Army Revolver
In 1873 he first 1,000 new Colt Army Revolvers would only take Colt 41 days to complete, but before a single one could leave the factory they would of course need to be inspected…
Tortured By Indians – Scout Robert Pilson
Among all the revolvers, war trophies, lever actions, and antiques is a curious, small photo. It is of a sturdy man posing in a portrait studio with rifle present and revolver on his hip…
Butch Cassidy’s Colt and the End of the Wild West
It is no coincidence that the Old West and gun collecting go hand in hand. For firearms manufacturers, it was a time of innovation and industrialization…
The Evolution of ‘That Damned Yankee Rifle…’
Some stories just get better every time you hear them and chances are, if you’ve been collecting for any length of time, you’ve heard the legend behind the Henry rifle…
Colt Single Action Revolver from Dead Body of Bank Robber Bob Dalton Brings $322,000
The Most Anticipated Firearms Auction in the company’s history grossed $14.5 million dollars in sales bringing Rock Island’s 2012 annual sales to over $34 million…
Rock Island Auction’s December Firearms Sale Set New World Records & $10 Million
Rock Island Auction Company continues their dominance as the worlds leading auction house for firearms, edged weapons and military artifacts for the eighth year running…
READY AIM SOLD – Midwest Firearms Auction Company To Be Featured On Discovery Channel
This November 29th, Pat, Kevin and Rock Island Auction Company will be the feature of a new pilot episode on Discovery Channel about everything that goes into firearms auctioning…
A Lifetime Collection of Everything Civil War
This December’s sale will feature the most comprehensive antique American arms to be offered at auction this year…
Once In A Lifetime Chance To Own These Rare Firearms
This incredible collection has been added to an already impressive selection of over 600 Colts in this auction…
Showcasing Winchester Beginnings at Rock Island Auction Company
The beginning of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company started with inventor Walter Hunt’s 1848 “Volition Repeating Rifle” and its caseless “Rocket Ball” ammunition…
Stopping Power vs Staying Power – The 1911 Government Model Pistol
While the 1911 has remained essentially the same at it’s core, the world has changed greatly around it. Since its introduction, many technologies, styles, governments and even political systems have come and gone…
Rock Island Auction Inaugural Gun Sale at New Facility is a Huge Success
The inaugural auction of Rock Island Auction Company’s new facility brought firearms enthusiasts of every level, from veteran firearms collectors to first time bidders…
Collectible Firearms Reference Sites
As a service to collectors we rolled out a bunch of sites of various genres of items we have already sold…
Firearms Auction House Announces a Record Breaking Year at $32 Million in Gun Sales
Their total yearly sales broke a world record topping out at $32 million, which is $10 million MORE than any other firearms auction house…
Gun Collectors Note from Rock Island Auctions VP Judy Voss
What would a December auction be without amazing Colts – we have over 550 Colts to please the Colt collector…
Arming the American Revolution
With the citizen militia providing their own personal arms, it’s feasible that any gun in the 13 Colonies could have been called into service. Proving it remains the challenge for collectors…
Rock Island Auction’s Premiere Collectors Firearms Auction of the Year
This auction will offer some of the finest firearms to be offered at auction all year. Beginning with two One of One Thousand Winchester rifles from the A. I. McCroskie collection…
Armalite and Rock Island Auction Company Team Up Against Crime
ArmaLite and Rock Island Auction Company have teamed up to help Crime Stoppers of the Quad Cities…
Rock Island Plans For Another Packed House During The June Regional Firearms Auction
Rock Island Auction Company’s regional auctions have grown in popularity leading to packed auction halls and the June auction promises to be just as exciting…
Firearms Estate of Respected Collector Drives Bidding Interest
Rock Island Auction started the year strong with its first premiere sale of 2010 attaining over $7.6 million…
Rock Island Auction Company Presents an April Premiere Firearms Auction
Featuring the C.W. Slagle Firearms Estate Collection and to include Derringers, Palm Pistols, Powder Flasks and other Curio Type Firearms…
The Legendary Winchester Rifle
In an ironic twist, this has left the higher-quality, older guns, like Winchester, collecting dust on the shelves…