RIAC Blog

Actors, comedians, and entertainers have long been part of the firearms collecting fraternity, making their guns terrific conversation starters.

Every harmonica gun is a collecting rarity, and this December RIAC offers the harmonica rifle carried by Jonathan Browning during the Mormon exodus to Utah.

Gun designers Georg Luger and Hugo Borschardt weren't on speaking terms, but that didn't stop Luger from giving him a presentation Luger carbine.

Soldier, hunter, and writer Townsend Whelen created with Griffin & Howe "the finest" Springfield Armory Model 1903 while assigned there in 1930.

Revolutionary War guns are among the rarest firearms around, and RIAC's December auction features two standout examples as well as other items from the era.

Some of the best machine guns in the collecting pursuit will be offered during RIAC's December auction, including rarities like the FG42 and the M240B.

Did Buffalo Bill use an Evans Repeating Rifle in the battle with Yellow Hair before scalping him? At least one story has him using the gun.

What makes a cool revolver? A story? An innovation? Something unusual? The answer is yes! Take a look at these revolvers all with an undeniable cool factor.

Elmer Keith spun tales of the mountains, shootouts, and 600-yard shots and these are some of the guns he used in his many adventures.

Theodore Roosevelt and Arthur William Merrifield bonded as hunters in the Badlands and stayed friends as Roosevelt's political fortunes grew.

From the Colt Paterson to the EDC of today's Texas Rangers, RIAC offers a historic selection of legacy guns this December with deep ties to the Lone Star State.

Pancho Villa's Colt Single Action Army dates from the early 20th century and unrest along the Mexican-U.S. border that drew in the U.S. Army.