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4 Guns: The Finest Known of Their Kind
03/16/2018 By Joel R. Kolander When you declare something "the best" you better come with the goods to back it up. Usually the best...Read More03-16-18
3 Items of Great Significance Unveiled at RIAC
03/09/2018 By Joel R. Kolander Firearms auctions at Rock Island Auction Company regularly contain thousands of arms that collectors dream of placing in their...Read More03-09-18
10 Rare Colt Revolving Rifles and Long Arms
02/20/2018 By Joel Kolander It's safe to say that when most when most us talk about a "Colt" we mean a six-gun. Revolvers raised...Read More02-19-18
Guns of the Lone Ranger at Auction
02/07/2018 By Joel Kolander "In the early days of the western United States, a masked man and an Indian rode the plains, searching for...Read More02-02-18
Rare M1903 Springfield Rifles
01/12/2018 By Joel Kolander U.S. military arms are hot collectors items right now. M1911 prices are rapidly increasing, M1 Garands are being scooped up at...Read More01-12-18
Top 15 Firearms of 2017
12/28/2017 By Joel R. Kolander At Rock Island Auction Company we cater to collectors of all levels. Our Online Only Auctions sell hundreds of great...Read More12-29-17
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,...Read More12-26-17
Top Instagram Posts of 2017
12/19/2017 By Joel Kolander There sure are a healthy amount of firearms enthusiasts on Instagram! Ever since we joined in 2016, our numbers have...Read More12-19-17
Rise and Fall of the Whitney Wolverine
11/28/2017 By Joel Kolander [caption id="attachment_10613" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Lot 1059: Nickel Finish Whitney Firearms Inc. Wolverine Semi-Automatic Pistol with Box[/caption] The design of the Whitney...Read More11-28-17
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Bidder Tip: Bid Early
Bid early! each and every auction we get thousands of absentee bids. With all the bids we receive there are always many tie absentee bid amounts on the same item. To break the tie between other absentee bidders, we take the bid that was received first. Read our top 5 bidding tips.