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RIAC On Time #5016

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RIAC On Time #5016

Check out the latest event from Rock Island Auction Company!...

August Premier Auction Catalog is Live

The online catalog for Rock Island Auction Company’s August 15-17 Premier Auction is LIVE......

The Flintlock of Revolutionary Simón Bolívar: South America's George Washington

Simón Bolívar, “the George Washington of Latin America,” remains a global symbol of liberty. His last privately held firearm, a gift from American Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette, headlines Rock Island Auction’s August 15–17 Premier Auction....

OGCA: Colt's Path to the 1911

In April, OGCA unveiled "Colt’s Path to the 1911", a 30-foot display tracing the evolution of Browning's iconic pistol with some of the finest known examples. The exhibit brought together three distinguished collections and decades of combined knowledge....

M1911A1: Tales of Two WW2 Airmen

The M1911A1 was a constant presence for World War 2 pilots as a sidearm for self-defense if they were downed in enemy territory....

The Final Simón Bolívar Firearm Offered for First Time in August Auction

Presented from the Marquis de Lafayette to Simón Bolívar, this historic flintlock is believed to be the last Bolívar-owned firearm in private hands....

Steve McQueen's Mare's Leg

Steve McQueen's Mare's Leg made a big impression with Western fans and launched an entire genre of lever action pistols. The original Mare's Leg, the onscreen hero gun in TV’s 'Wanted: Dead or Alive,' is offered this August at RIAC....

All-Stars of the August Premier

See the all-star selection in Rock Island Auction Company's August Premier Firearms Auction......

Summer's Most Prestigious Gun Auction

RIAC's August 15-17 Premier Auction is headlined by an ornate presentation sporting arm belonging to South American revolutionary Simón Bolívar, an original Frederic S. Remington painting, Steve McQueen's original "Mare's Leg", and more. ...

RIAC On Time #5016

Check out the latest event from Rock Island Auction Company!...

August Premier Auction Catalog is Live

The online catalog for Rock Island Auction Company’s August 15-17 Premier Auction is LIVE......

The Flintlock of Revolutionary Simón Bolívar: South America's George Washington

Simón Bolívar, “the George Washington of Latin America,” remains a global symbol of liberty. His last privately held firearm, a gift from American Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette, headlines Rock Island Auction’s August 15–17 Premier Auction....

OGCA: Colt's Path to the 1911

In April, OGCA unveiled "Colt’s Path to the 1911", a 30-foot display tracing the evolution of Browning's iconic pistol with some of the finest known examples. The exhibit brought together three distinguished collections and decades of combined knowledge....

M1911A1: Tales of Two WW2 Airmen

The M1911A1 was a constant presence for World War 2 pilots as a sidearm for self-defense if they were downed in enemy territory....

The Final Simón Bolívar Firearm Offered for First Time in August Auction

Presented from the Marquis de Lafayette to Simón Bolívar, this historic flintlock is believed to be the last Bolívar-owned firearm in private hands....

Steve McQueen's Mare's Leg

Steve McQueen's Mare's Leg made a big impression with Western fans and launched an entire genre of lever action pistols. The original Mare's Leg, the onscreen hero gun in TV’s 'Wanted: Dead or Alive,' is offered this August at RIAC....

All-Stars of the August Premier

See the all-star selection in Rock Island Auction Company's August Premier Firearms Auction......

Summer's Most Prestigious Gun Auction

RIAC's August 15-17 Premier Auction is headlined by an ornate presentation sporting arm belonging to South American revolutionary Simón Bolívar, an original Frederic S. Remington painting, Steve McQueen's original "Mare's Leg", and more. ...

RIAC On Time #5016

Check out the latest event from Rock Island Auction Company!...

August Premier Auction Catalog is Live

The online catalog for Rock Island Auction Company’s August 15-17 Premier Auction is LIVE......

The Flintlock of Revolutionary Simón Bolívar: South America's George Washington

Simón Bolívar, “the George Washington of Latin America,” remains a global symbol of liberty. His last privately held firearm, a gift from American Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette, headlines Rock Island Auction’s August 15–17 Premier Auction....

OGCA: Colt's Path to the 1911

In April, OGCA unveiled "Colt’s Path to the 1911", a 30-foot display tracing the evolution of Browning's iconic pistol with some of the finest known examples. The exhibit brought together three distinguished collections and decades of combined knowledge....

M1911A1: Tales of Two WW2 Airmen

The M1911A1 was a constant presence for World War 2 pilots as a sidearm for self-defense if they were downed in enemy territory....

The Final Simón Bolívar Firearm Offered for First Time in August Auction

Presented from the Marquis de Lafayette to Simón Bolívar, this historic flintlock is believed to be the last Bolívar-owned firearm in private hands....

Steve McQueen's Mare's Leg

Steve McQueen's Mare's Leg made a big impression with Western fans and launched an entire genre of lever action pistols. The original Mare's Leg, the onscreen hero gun in TV’s 'Wanted: Dead or Alive,' is offered this August at RIAC....

All-Stars of the August Premier

See the all-star selection in Rock Island Auction Company's August Premier Firearms Auction......

Summer's Most Prestigious Gun Auction

RIAC's August 15-17 Premier Auction is headlined by an ornate presentation sporting arm belonging to South American revolutionary Simón Bolívar, an original Frederic S. Remington painting, Steve McQueen's original "Mare's Leg", and more. ...

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