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Read the latest news from the world record setting firearms auction house Rock Island Auction Company.

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June S&C Firearms Auction Realizes $7 Million

Rock Island Auction Company's June Sporting and Collector Auction realized $7 million with a Colt Paterson as the top seller at $38,188.

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Ulysses S. Grant’s Revolvers Bring $5.17M at Auction

A pair of revolvers presented to Civil War general and 18th President Ulysses S. Grant sold at Rock Island Auction Company for a record $5.17 million.

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RIAC'S February S&C Firearms Auction Realizes $7.4 million

RIAC'S February Sporting & Collector Firearms Auction realized $7.4 million, an impressive total for 2022's first major gun auction event.

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Rock Island Auction Company Selected as Official Auction House of NRA Firearms For Freedom

Rock Island Auction Company is the auction house for the NRA's donated Firearms for Freedom program for which the proceeds go to support NRA programs.

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Rock Island Auction Company Reports $121 Million in Auction Sales in 2021, Highest in Company History

Rock Island Auction Company sets a new industry record with an earth-shattering $121 million in annual sales in 2021.

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Napoleon Conquers in Second-Largest Firearms Auction in History

Napoleon's garniture led the way to Rock Island Auction Company's $25.2 million dollar December auction, the second-largest firearms auction ever held.

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John Wayne On-Screen Revolver Sells for Over Half Million Dollars

A revolver owned by John Wayne and used by the Western star in several movies recently sold for $517,500 at Rock Island Auction Company (RIAC).

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[Press Release] John Wayne's "True Grit" Colt Revolver Comes to Auction

One of the John Wayne’s on-screen Colt revolvers will be offered by Rock Island Auction Company. The revolver can be seen used by Wayne in such films as True Grit, Rooster Cogburn, and The Cowboys, among others.

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[Press Release] Second Largest Firearms Auction Ever Held Brings $24 Million

A firearms auction grossing over $24 million in just three days is the second largest firearms auction ever held.

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RIAC's June S&C Firearms Auction realizes over $8 Million!

Rock Island Auction Company’s June Sporting & Collector Firearms Auction realized over $8 million in total, nearly doubling the low estimate for the event.

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Rock Island Auction Company Donates $30,000 to the USA Shooting Team

Rock Island Auction Company offered a factory engraved Krieghoff K-80 shotgun and donated 100% of the lot proceeds to the USA Shooting Team.

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Alexander Hamilton’s Pistols Bring $1.15 Million at Auction

A pair of flintlock pistols carried by Alexander Hamilton during the Revolutionary War brought $1.15 million at Rock Island Auction Company in May 2021

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