Pre-Ban FAL From Down Under
The Australian Lithgow L1.A1.A is a rare commercial version of the L1A1 SLR reportedly produced in a run of only about 200 rifles ... Show more
Parker Built Only 5 Hammer Guns Like This
This AA Grade Parker Brothers top-action hammer shotgun is one of only five documented in The Parker Story ... Show more
A Purdey pair. A Stoner 63A. A Confederate Griswold & Gunnison. A San Francisco jail-marked Winchester Model 1866. And that is only part of the collection ... Show more
State Trooper. Korean War-era Army intelligence. Longtime Gun Report writer. And quietly, the man behind the finest collection of Civil War carbines we've ... Show more
The Guns of Frank Sinatra: Legendary entertainer Frank Sinatra's over-sized Hollywood life was one of music, booze, friends and guns.
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John Moses Browning Guns: From frontier rifles to machine guns, John Moses Browning influenced every corner of the firearms world.
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3 Artists Who Changed Gun Engraving History
Winston Churchill. Ken Hunt. Firmo Fracassi.
Three masters whose work demonstrates the extraordinary artistry of ... Show more
RPG-7: Cold War Classic
The RPG-7 is arguably the most recognizable anti-armor launcher ever fielded. That reputation came from decades of service and ... Show more
World's Fair Remington 1875
Only a small number of Remington Model 1875 revolvers received factory engraving. This high-condition ... Show more
Yes, Die Hard is a Christmas movie. And this is John McClane’s Beretta 92F.
This screen-used Beretta was used by Bruce Willis as John McClane in Die Hard ... Show more
Few collectors have lived a life quite like Robert M. Lee.
Explorer, conservationist, author, philanthropist, and collector ... Show more
The Magnificent Lee Collection: Robert M. Lee's life was as vast and audacious as his magnificent collection of embellished and historic firearms.
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This early 17th-century wheellock is covered in intricate mother-of-pearl inlays, culminating in a striking depiction of Adam, Eve, and the Fall of Man.
Stoner 63: One Gun. Six Configurations.
The Stoner 63A was a modular weapon system designed by Eugene Stoner that could be configured for multiple combat ... Show more
Why Were 100 Colt 1903s Sent to Java in 1941?
This factory-lettered Colt Model 1903 was sent to Bandoeng, Java, just months before Japanese forces invaded the ... Show more
Available for the first time in 23 years is a Colt Dragoon long housed in some of the most accomplished, most renowned groupings in all of fine arms collecting ... Show more
The December Premier catalog is now online.
From singular rarities to legendary collections, this remarkable gathering of fine and historic arms represents ... Show more
Elvis Gives 1911 for Fool's Gold
The documented story begins with the Colorado Mine Company and a sandwich Elvis Presley never forgot ... Show more
Gold Inlay on a Winchester 1894
A hunter bringing down game, a grizzly bear in the mountains, intricate scrollwork, and fine gold inlay: this Winchester Model ... Show more
Hoss' On-Screen Bonanza Colt
Bonanza helped define the television Western for a generation. This Colt Single Action Army was one of the revolvers used by ... Show more
Type 56 with Vietnam War History
The Chinese Type 56 was the export version of the Soviet RPD and saw service with North Vietnamese forces during the Vietnam ... Show more
Frank Sinatra's Inscribed Smith & Wesson
This Model 36 Chiefs Special bears a dated presentation inscription to Frank Sinatra in a 1967-dated gift to the ... Show more
December Icons: Rock Island Auction Company's December Premier offers icons, history and high condition over numerous genres and eras for collectors.
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Bullet Boards Are Booming!: Bullet boards, a marketing tool of the late 19th century for ammunition makers like Winchester, are achieving high values at auction.
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Venison Stacking Machine: The Remington 760
The Remington 760 Gamemaster was a box-fed pump-action hunting rifle produced from 1952 to 1981 ... Show more
PSL Season at Rock Island Auction
The PSL's silhouette created decades of confusion among collectors and shooters. Under the hood ... Show more
A Bolt Action Hand Cannon
This Remington XP-100 is chambered in the .458 American, a cartridge developed by Frank Barnes, author of Cartridges of the World ... Show more
Smith & Wesson Model 29: Magnum Innovation to Movie Icon
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Peru’s FBI Revolver That Never Was …
Smith & Wesson produced these Airweight revolvers for Peru's Policia de Investigaciones del Peru ... Show more
World War 1 Origins of the .45 ACP Revolver
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Gold-Inlaid Colt 1908
This Colt Model 1908 is positively striking, with gold inlay and basket-weave engraving by Donald A. Glaser.
A Target Pistol Made by a Blind Russian
Mikhail Margolin was blind when he designed the target pistol that bears his name ... Show more
The Winchester 1911 That Almost Happened
Winchester began tooling for a massive M1911 contract in 1918, but the war ended before production could begin ... Show more
The Sedgley Glove Gun: The Sedgley .38 glove gun is one of WW2’s strangest and rarest firearms.
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HK’s First Handgun
Four chamberings gave the HK4 its name. It also holds an important place in company history as Heckler & Koch’s first production pistol.
You Can See The 1911 DNA
This Guncrafter Industries Hellcat X2 Commander has head-turning custom finish, but the match-grade trigger is what really caught our ... Show more
A Forgotten Name of British Gunmaking
E.M. Reilly earned medals at the great Paris exhibitions and made guns for leaders including Napoleon III and the King ... Show more
2 Rare Features on this Colt 1860 Army
Charles Pate’s research puts the rarity of this Colt in perspective: few with fluted cylinders survive today ... Show more
Spanish Mauser: The Rifle That Changed Military History: The Spanish Mauser was a huge leap forward for the bolt action that would become the German service ...
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Gorgeous Case Colored BBQ Gun
The 1911 has been customized in just about every direction over the years, but Republic Forge has built a name around hand-fit ... Show more
SIG P49: Legendary Swiss Precision
The SIG P49 is a legend in Swiss craftsmanship and accuracy, and is often considered one of the finest military sidearms ... Show more
The Colt Buntline Special: The Colt Buntline Special revolver has inspired generations of collectors.
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Japan’s WW2 Paratrooper Rifle
Why does this Arisaka come apart in the middle? The Type 2 was designed as a takedown version of the Type 99 for Japanese ... Show more
The Griffin & Howe Winchester Model 52
The Winchester Model 52 became one of America’s best-known precision rimfire rifles ... Show more
Nagant Revolver: The Russian Handgun That Sealed Its Own Cylinder: The Nagant revolver was an inexpensive design that served Russia for 50 years and is known as ...
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Cabot’s 1911 Worthy of James Reece
This Cabot Apocalypse 1911 has a special place in modern firearms culture: the model was featured in Jack Carr’s In the ... Show more
