2017 Year in Review

12/26/2017
By Joel Kolander

We did it again. Rock Island Auction Company is proud to report more than $63 million in auction sales for 2017, resulting in several important milestones. It again places RIAC as the #1 firearms auction house in the world, as well as breaks RIAC’s own industry record set in 2016 where they bested their nearest competitor by more than $30 million.

The numbers are staggering.  8 auctions, over 33,000 items sold, and over 1.1 million unique website visitors – we could go on and on, but frankly, we’d rather show you. The following infographic does an excellent job at showing the results of our marketing efforts, our continuing growth, and of course, those remarkable results. In his first two years at the helm, RIAC President Kevin Hogan has continued to lead the company onward and upward with not only sales, but with client relations as well as expanding the company’s reach. The results are plain to see.

Looking ahead, 2018 is already slated to offer numerous outstanding collections. Most notably the esteemed, lifetime collection of the 63rd President of the National Rifle Associaltion of America, Mr. Allan Cors: “The World at War in the 19th & 20th Century.” It will be flanked by the numerous collections named below:

• Robert Ferro
• Dr. Bruce Shulak
• The Collection of the late Walter M. “Pete” Caldwell
• Robert Berryman Bowie Knife & Push Dagger Collection
• Bill Kramer
• Robert M. Lee: The Finest Firearm Collection Assembled in the 20th Century

…as well as an outstanding assortment of military vehicles including tanks, armored vehicles, experimental Jeeps, and more. Consign alongside these significant and attention-attracting collections.  Stay tuned to all our social media channels. We’re going to show you some amazing firearms.