Our Vl I: May 2014 Premiere Firearms Auction catalogs came in this week and they are gorgeous, if we do say so ourselves…
Rock Island Auction Company Vl I: May 2014 Premiere Firearms Auction Catalogs Available Now
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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…
Rock Island Auction Company Hits the Road in January 2014
Rock Island Auction Company will again be attending the Dallas Safari Club Convention & Sporting Expo this year…
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…
Add to Your Gun Collection – Rock Island’s Dec 2013 Premiere Firearms Auction
Looking to Finish a Collection? Look No Further than Rock Island Auction Company’s December 2013 Premiere Firearms Auction…
A Look Back at the Springfield Trapdoor Rifle
In terms of American military long arms very little attention is given to a predecessor of the much heralded M1903 and M1 Garand, the Springfield Trapdoor
Gun Collectors – Why You Should Avoid Import Marks
Whether it’s Ming vases, cars, priceless paintings, sports cards, autographs, Beatles memorabilia, or antiques, collectors in nearly every field want their items to be in the best possible condition and above all, original…
Rock Island Auction’s September Premiere Firearms Auction BEGINS TOMORROW!
This weekend, Rock Island Auction Company is simply buzzing with activity. Our Preview Day has drawn hundreds of people all ready to visit what some are calling “the museum you can touch.”…
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…
George Armstrong Custer – ‘I Am Not Impetuous Or Impulsive, I Resent That’
The topic of George Custer is specifically raised because Rock Island Auction Company will bring to the auctioneer’s block an extensively documented elk skin jacket attributed as the Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer’s Death Coat…
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…
Massive Summer Firearms Auction Does Not Disappoint, $4.7 Million Dollars in Sales
Rock Island Auction Company’s popular summer Regional Firearms Auction once again exceeds expectations by surmounting the sales high estimate by nearly $200,000 posting $4.7 million dollars in sales…
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…
Rock Island Auction Company Seeking Firearms Consignments
Need to talk about the guns in your trust or estate? Rock Island Auction Company can help! We take consignments of all shapes, sizes, and conditions; from battlefield relics to museum quality pieces and everything in between…
Red Hot Prices Realizes 12.5 Million Dollars in Sales at Midwest Firearms Auction
Rock Island Auction Company set the firearms market ablaze once again at their inaugural 2013 Premiere Firearms auction held April 19, 20 & 21 2013….
Suits of Armor to Thompson Machine Guns, Don’t Miss Rock Island Auction’s April Firearms Auction
Rock Island Auction Company’s April 19th, 20th, 21st Premiere Firearms Auction will be an unprecedented bidding opportunity for all facets of arms collectors and investment buyers…
Rock Island Auction Company On Track to Shatter Firearms Sales World Record
Rock Island Auction Company’s November 30, December 1st & 2nd Premiere Firearms Auction is set to be the finest auction in the Company’s history and will close breaking the industry annual sales World Record…
Outstanding Selection of U.S. Springfield Trapdoors
Rock Island Auction Company is proud to end the year with an outstanding selection of U.S. Springfield trapdoors…
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 Company Announces Large Selection of U.S. Related Military Rifles & Pistols
Just a quick sampling of the extensive nature of this grouping is that it spans some of the earliest M1911, U.S. Army contract pistols such as the super rare 1912 Colt U.S. Navy contract pistol…
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…