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Company History

Welcome to Rock Island Auction Company, the worlds leading auction house for firearms, edged weapons and military artifacts.

Rock Island Auction Company has been solely owned and operated by Patrick Hogan since its inception. This company was conceived on the idea that both the sellers and buyers should be completely informed and provided a professional venue for a true auction. After working with two other auction companies, Mr. Hogan began Rock Island Auction Company in 1993. Under Mr. Hogan’s guidance the company has experienced growth each and every year; and he is the first to say it is his staff’s hard work and determination that have yielded such results.

A good reputation and proven results is a true test of any successful auction house. Rock Island Auction Company routinely sells over 60% to 70% of its auction lots to bidders who are absentee - that’s trust!  Further, in the last six years Rock Island Auction Company has sold no less than 97% of the lots brought to the auction block.

Here at Rock Island Auction Company, we have two different types of auctions:  Premiere and Regional. 

Our Premiere auctions take place three times a year, each over a three-day period. Each of these auctions is made up of the rare, unusual, mint, and highly collectable pieces.  The catalogs for these auctions are full-color, three volume sets consisting of over 800 pages and 6,000+ photos. These auctions typically consist of 2,700+ lots. These sales will garner on average $7 to $12 million dollars.

 

Our Regional Auctions are made up of affordable antiques, beginning collector’s items, usable sporting arms, and many non-firearm lots. The catalogs for these auctions are black and white, 290 pages, and consist of 1,200+ lots. These sales will garner on average $2 to $3 million dollars. We have named these “Regional” as we encourage the buyer to view the items in person and therefore focus on buyers within a 500 mile driving radius. These sales have become very popular. Our number of catalogs printed has sky-rocketed and our absentee bids have done the same. Both auctions can be viewed on our web-site in full color.

We can be trusted to obtain results ­just look at our record.
Rock Island Auction Company is and has been the #1 firearms auction company in the world in sales for the past 8 years:

2004 = $14.6 million

2005 = $16 million

2006 = $19 million

2007 = $28.6 million

2008 = over $31 million

2009 = $28 million

2010 = $32 million INDUSTRY BREAKING RECORD!

2011 = $32 million

2012 = $34 million with one more auction in December!

Rock Island Auction Company has conducted numerous firearms auctions since it was established in 1993, however in only eight years our sales total is $201 Million, the highest in the industry. We sell more firearms than any other auction house in the world.

CURRENT PROVEN RESULTS:

Magnificent "1 of 1000" Winchester 1876 Lever Action Rifle

$494,500

Spectacular Cased Factory Engraved Colt Third Model Dragoon Revolver

$253,000

Magnificent Deluxe Factory Engraved, Gold-Plated Henry Lever-Action Rifle

$241,500

Exceptionally Rare Colt Model 1874 "Camel" Gatling Gun Complete with Original Carriage Crate Cover and Accessories

$230,000

Historic and Magnificent Cased and Engraved Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolvers Presented to the Commander of the Light Brigade

$195,500

Historic Presentation Engraved Colt Thunderer Model 1877 Double Action Revolver with Magnificent Inscribed Gold Washed Solid German Silver Grips Presented to Lawman Pat Garrett, Killer of "Billy The Kid" by His El Paso friends

$138,000

Outstanding Deluxe Special Order Conrad Ulrich, Factory Engraved Winchester Model 1866 Lever Action Rifle

$126,500

Extremely Rare Factory Engraved Colt Sheriff's Model Single Action Army Revolver with Factory Letter

$126,500

Extremely Rare Model 1863 LeMat Percussion Carbine

$115,000

Rare Colt Texas Paterson Revolver with Seven Silver Bands and Ivory Grip

$103,500

Exceptional Presentation Cased 1897 New York Exhibition, Deluxe, Factory Engraved Winchester Model 1886 Lever Action Rifle with Gold/Nickel Plated Finish

$97,750

Important and Historic Double Cased Set of Presentation Inscribed Civil War Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolvers with Ivory Grips

$97,750

Rare Hotchkiss Revolving Naval Cannon with Carriage Mount and Accessories

$92,000

Cased Pair of Consecutively Serial Numbered Winchester Built Model 21 Three Barrel Set Shotguns

$80,500

Ultra-Rare Colt Double Barrel Rifle

$80,500

Ultra-Rare New Haven Arms Volcanic Lever-Action Navy Pistol Carbine with Attachable Stock

$80,500

 Colt Belt Model Paterson Revolver

$414,000

 

Model 1861 Colt Navy Revolver 

 $368,000

 

Standard Production Henry Rifle 

 $172,500

 

U.S. Colt Single Action Cavalry Model Revolver 

 $115,000

 

Sharps Model 1878 Sporting Rifle

 $103,500

 

Volcanic Pistol 

$143,750

 

Singer M1911A1 Pistol

$80,500

 

Sharps Model 1874 Freund Armory Conversion Rifle

$109,250

Remington Double Derringer

$46,000

Colt Model 1878 Double Action Revolver

$34,500

Robins and Lawrence Pepperbox Pistol

$37,375

U.S. Springfield Model 1975 Trapdoor Rifle

$54,625

Colt Bisley Flattop Target Revolver

$43,125

Non-Engraved Colt 1908 Semi-Automatic Pistol

$28,750

Sharps Model 1853 Shotgun

$63,250

J.P. Sauer M. 30 Lufwaffe Survival Drilling

$37,750

Colt Ace .22 Caliber Semi-Automatic Pistol

$20,700

Deluxe Starr Percussion Carbine

$37,375

Colt .22 Officers Model Revolver

$20,500

Red Nine Mauser Broomhandle Pistol

$10,925

Springfield National Match M1 Garand Rifle

$54,625

 

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June 28, 29 & 30, 2013

Regional Firearms Auction

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