RIAC Blog
Old Guns with New Life
Guest Post 10/05/2018 Collectors love old guns. Sometimes it is their historical value, other times it is their interesting mechanical function, and once in...Read More
Colt Single Action Army: Why You Want 2nd & 3rd Gen
09/28/2018 Written by Brian Beck Colt Single Action Army Revolvers You Should Give a Second... or Maybe Third Look See what I did there?...Read More
The Sharps Rifle of Berdan's Sharpshooters
08/30/2018 By Brian Beck [caption id="attachment_18608" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Lot 1183: Civil War Era Sharps Rifle New Model 1859 Percussion Military Rifle Potentially Issued to the...Read More
What is a Dueling Pistol?
08/16/2018 By Seth Isaacson [caption id="attachment_18340" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Lot 3151: Cased Pair of French Dueling Pistols with Accessories[/caption] The tradition of dueling, particularly with pistols,...Read More
Collecting: The Trench Gun
07/27/2018 By Joel Kolander Trench guns hold a fascination with collectors and a "cool factor" all their own. But why? Is it simply because they...Read More
"Tanks, Jeeps, & Armor... Oh My!" RIAC Military Vehicles
07/20/2018 By Joel Kolander Unless you've been completely ignoring our social media accounts, you're probably aware that we have some pretty fantastic military vehicles coming...Read More
The Schermuly Pistol Rocket Apparatus
06/08/2018 By Joel Kolander If a firearm is unusual enough, it enters into that special place of "curiosa": the Gyrojet, harmonica guns, duckfoot pistols, cane...Read More
The Top 10 Colt Python Revolvers
05/30/2018 By Joel Kolander Colt Python - These Are Some Of The Best Python Guns Sold At Auction Unless you've been hiding under a...Read More
Four Unusual Civil War Era Innovations In Firearm Design
05-22-2018 By Joel Kolander If you're a student of firearms history, then we don't need to tell you that the 19th century was rife...Read More
Can I purchase firearms at auction and have them shipped to my home?
If you bid on items that are antique we can release the firearms to you or ship directly to your preferred address. If you are bidding on an item that is manufactured after 1898 and do not hold an FFL we would have you fill out the standard ATF form 4473 if you live within Illinois. If you live within a contiguous state of Illinois, (i.e. Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, Indiana, or Wisconsin) and are purchasing a long gun we would also have you fill out the “yellow form” and wait the required period. Handguns must be shipped to an FFL dealer for these states, we can help you find one if you do not use one currently. If you live outside this area or do not fill out the ATF form 4473 we will ship to an FFL licensed dealer of your choice and they will transfer the gun to you. Be sure to check your state requirements on firearm ownership before placing a bid. If you have any questions about the ATF form 4473 or regulations on transferring firearms please contact us. While searching our website catalog above the description is a field labeled ‘Class’ that will tell you if the firearm is antique, modern, or curio and relic.
