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Your go-to source for all things gun collecting. Find pieces on your favorite rare and historic models, exclusive auction highlights, collecting tips, and more.

Featured ContentRare Guns of J.R. Hegeman, Pioneering Colt Collector

Rare Guns of J.R. Hegeman, Pioneering Colt Collector

John Hegeman Jr., among the early serious Colt collectors, amassed rare variants and prototypes, including three in RIAC's upcoming Premier Auction....Read More

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The Winchester 73 Movie Rifle

The Winchester ‘73 movie features a Winchester 1 of 1000 rifle that's for sale this May at Rock Island Auction Company, the true star of the film. Learn about this legendary movie rifle, the other Old West gun models depicted on screen, and the film's impact on collecting. ...

Colt Frontier Six Shooter

The Colt SAA and the Winchester 1873, the two guns that won the West, found a complementary pairing in 1877 with the Colt Frontier Six Shooter chambered in .44-40. Today, original examples of the Colt Frontier are some of the most valuable guns around....

JFK Assassination Testimony Rifle of Famed Ballistics Expert Comes to Auction

An exact recreation of the JFK assassination rifle, owned and utilized by ballistics expert Monty Lutz during his testimony for the House Select Committee on Assassinations, will come to auction this May....

RIAC On Time #5011

See the latest RIAC On Time event and all it has to offer....

Trench Guns from the Great War to Iraq

Despite their "trench gun" name, the use of combat shotguns is almost as old as gunpowder itself......

Cool 'Heat' Movie Guns

Oscar winners Robert De Niro and Al Pacino lead a terrific cast in this high octane heist tale, but the real stars are the guns of `Heat.'...

Dangerous Game Rifles: Luxury of the Hunt

Legendary writer and hunter Robert Ruark encouraged dangerous game hunters to "use enough gun" and......

The Remington 1875 Revolver: Celebrating 150 Years

With a story that stretches from Egypt to Mexico to every corner of the American frontier, the Remington 1875 carved a worthy niche in the 19th century revolver market. 150 years later, this sturdy sixgun continues to be revered by collectors and shooters....

The Largest EVER Machine Gun Auction

It's the largest ever grouping of machine guns to come to auction and it's only at Rock Island......

The Winchester 73 Movie Rifle

The Winchester ‘73 movie features a Winchester 1 of 1000 rifle that's for sale this May at Rock Island Auction Company, the true star of the film. Learn about this legendary movie rifle, the other Old West gun models depicted on screen, and the film's impact on collecting. ...

Colt Frontier Six Shooter

The Colt SAA and the Winchester 1873, the two guns that won the West, found a complementary pairing in 1877 with the Colt Frontier Six Shooter chambered in .44-40. Today, original examples of the Colt Frontier are some of the most valuable guns around....

JFK Assassination Testimony Rifle of Famed Ballistics Expert Comes to Auction

An exact recreation of the JFK assassination rifle, owned and utilized by ballistics expert Monty Lutz during his testimony for the House Select Committee on Assassinations, will come to auction this May....

RIAC On Time #5011

See the latest RIAC On Time event and all it has to offer....

Trench Guns from the Great War to Iraq

Despite their "trench gun" name, the use of combat shotguns is almost as old as gunpowder itself......

Cool 'Heat' Movie Guns

Oscar winners Robert De Niro and Al Pacino lead a terrific cast in this high octane heist tale, but the real stars are the guns of `Heat.'...

Dangerous Game Rifles: Luxury of the Hunt

Legendary writer and hunter Robert Ruark encouraged dangerous game hunters to "use enough gun" and......

The Remington 1875 Revolver: Celebrating 150 Years

With a story that stretches from Egypt to Mexico to every corner of the American frontier, the Remington 1875 carved a worthy niche in the 19th century revolver market. 150 years later, this sturdy sixgun continues to be revered by collectors and shooters....

The Largest EVER Machine Gun Auction

It's the largest ever grouping of machine guns to come to auction and it's only at Rock Island......

The Winchester 73 Movie Rifle

The Winchester ‘73 movie features a Winchester 1 of 1000 rifle that's for sale this May at Rock Island Auction Company, the true star of the film. Learn about this legendary movie rifle, the other Old West gun models depicted on screen, and the film's impact on collecting. ...

Colt Frontier Six Shooter

The Colt SAA and the Winchester 1873, the two guns that won the West, found a complementary pairing in 1877 with the Colt Frontier Six Shooter chambered in .44-40. Today, original examples of the Colt Frontier are some of the most valuable guns around....

JFK Assassination Testimony Rifle of Famed Ballistics Expert Comes to Auction

An exact recreation of the JFK assassination rifle, owned and utilized by ballistics expert Monty Lutz during his testimony for the House Select Committee on Assassinations, will come to auction this May....

RIAC On Time #5011

See the latest RIAC On Time event and all it has to offer....

Trench Guns from the Great War to Iraq

Despite their "trench gun" name, the use of combat shotguns is almost as old as gunpowder itself......

Cool 'Heat' Movie Guns

Oscar winners Robert De Niro and Al Pacino lead a terrific cast in this high octane heist tale, but the real stars are the guns of `Heat.'...

Dangerous Game Rifles: Luxury of the Hunt

Legendary writer and hunter Robert Ruark encouraged dangerous game hunters to "use enough gun" and......

The Remington 1875 Revolver: Celebrating 150 Years

With a story that stretches from Egypt to Mexico to every corner of the American frontier, the Remington 1875 carved a worthy niche in the 19th century revolver market. 150 years later, this sturdy sixgun continues to be revered by collectors and shooters....

The Largest EVER Machine Gun Auction

It's the largest ever grouping of machine guns to come to auction and it's only at Rock Island......

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