Han Solo's Blaster sells for over $1 Million
The Sole Surviving Example of the Original Three Used in Filming ROCK ISLAND, ILL. — The only surviving blaster originally used by Harrison Ford as
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View allHan Solo and Colt lead a $23 Million Weekend
A Star Wars icon took center stage but it was a Colt Single Action Army in immaculate condition that stole the show at Rock Island Auction Company’s
Read moreWild Bill Hickok's Historic Smith & Wesson Model No. 2 Old Army Revolver to Auction this August
Rock Island Auction Company to auction Wild Bill’s favorite side-arm during its second Premier Auction of 2022 FOR RELEASE July 27, 2022 ROCK
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Get ready for the 43rd Annual All Colt Arms Show, October 6-9, in Concord, NC, hosted by the Colt Collectors Association.
Rock Island Auction Company will be accepting consignments and will have some of the finest publicly available historic Colts on display.
Considered to be one of the country's leading arms collecting organizations, TGCA is again meeting the third weekend in October. The mainstay of these meetings has always been a weekend show of antique, classic and collectible arms, accoutrements, and accessories, etc., western and Civil War period memorabilia, gambling and saloon paraphernalia, and related ephemera. Today, the show also allows collectible and historic weapons from the early twentieth century.
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Wanenmacher's Tulsa Arms Show is the original Tulsa gun show and the largest gun show in the world, held April 2nd and 3rd! The building is packed - both levels - with top quality gun show merchandise. Rock Island Auction will be there with an excellent selection of hard to find antique firearms from one of our upcoming auctions.
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Dodging Rollin White's Patent
Horace Smith and Daniel Wesson previously worked together on “Volcanic" lever action firearms, but the Smith & Wesson Model No. 1 First Issue First...
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Ithaca Auto & Burglar Pistol: Protect Yourself
In the early 20th century, the backwoods of America could still be lonely and lawless places for travelers and personal protection for truck drivers...
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Welcome to the Gun Show of Gun Shows
Rock Island Auction Company's October 4 - 7 Sporting & Collector Auction isn't just the year's biggest gun auction, it's one of the best gun shows of...
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