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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 ContentThe Story of Steve McQueen's Mare's Leg

The Story of Steve McQueen's Mare's Leg

Steve McQueen is the King of Cool and he got his start with a couple of guest spots on the TV show......Read More

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Guns of 1923: A Yellowstone Prequel

Explore the guns of the 1923 series, Paramount's latest chapter in the Yellowstone Saga. Jacob and Cara Dutton, played by Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren, lead the Dutton family as they face depression, range wars, and other trials of the early 20th century. ...

H&K MP5: World's Most Famous SMG

Heckler & Koch's MP5 has been the best submachine gun in the world since its introduction in the 1960s thanks to its reliability and accuracy....

The Colt 1851 Navy: America's Belt Revolver

Combining power and portability, the Colt 1851 Navy revolver became a Civil War staple, a frontier favorite, and helped usher in the age of the gunfighter. Some of the rarest examples of these iconic Colts can be found in RIAC's May 2-4 Premier Auction....

Trench Guns: Shotguns for Ferocious Fighting

Trench guns, shotguns with shortened barrels and ready for bayonets, made for a fearsome weapon wielded by American doughboys in the trenches of World War I and beyond. ...

Inspecting the Colt Single Action Army Revolver

The men who martially inspected the Colt Single Action Army 1873-1892 add another fascinating facet of collecting the legendary revolver....

May Will Be Magnificent

"Magnificent May" truly has something for every genre of collecting. Extraordinary Colts, an......

Bidders Fought For This Rare Beretta 12S Submachine Gun

Machine guns are one of the hottest genres of collecting and this rare Beretta Model 12S submachine......

February 27, 2025

What's Ahead in May

High condition and historic pieces from legendary collections as well as 100-plus machine guns will be in RIAC's May Premier....

February 26, 2025

February S&C Realizes $8.5 Million

Rock Island Auction Company's February Sporting & Collector Auction recently realized $8.5 Million....

February 24, 2025

Guns of 1923: A Yellowstone Prequel

Explore the guns of the 1923 series, Paramount's latest chapter in the Yellowstone Saga. Jacob and Cara Dutton, played by Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren, lead the Dutton family as they face depression, range wars, and other trials of the early 20th century. ...

H&K MP5: World's Most Famous SMG

Heckler & Koch's MP5 has been the best submachine gun in the world since its introduction in the 1960s thanks to its reliability and accuracy....

The Colt 1851 Navy: America's Belt Revolver

Combining power and portability, the Colt 1851 Navy revolver became a Civil War staple, a frontier favorite, and helped usher in the age of the gunfighter. Some of the rarest examples of these iconic Colts can be found in RIAC's May 2-4 Premier Auction....

Trench Guns: Shotguns for Ferocious Fighting

Trench guns, shotguns with shortened barrels and ready for bayonets, made for a fearsome weapon wielded by American doughboys in the trenches of World War I and beyond. ...

Inspecting the Colt Single Action Army Revolver

The men who martially inspected the Colt Single Action Army 1873-1892 add another fascinating facet of collecting the legendary revolver....

May Will Be Magnificent

"Magnificent May" truly has something for every genre of collecting. Extraordinary Colts, an......

Bidders Fought For This Rare Beretta 12S Submachine Gun

Machine guns are one of the hottest genres of collecting and this rare Beretta Model 12S submachine......

February 27, 2025

What's Ahead in May

High condition and historic pieces from legendary collections as well as 100-plus machine guns will be in RIAC's May Premier....

February 26, 2025

February S&C Realizes $8.5 Million

Rock Island Auction Company's February Sporting & Collector Auction recently realized $8.5 Million....

February 24, 2025

Guns of 1923: A Yellowstone Prequel

Explore the guns of the 1923 series, Paramount's latest chapter in the Yellowstone Saga. Jacob and Cara Dutton, played by Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren, lead the Dutton family as they face depression, range wars, and other trials of the early 20th century. ...

H&K MP5: World's Most Famous SMG

Heckler & Koch's MP5 has been the best submachine gun in the world since its introduction in the 1960s thanks to its reliability and accuracy....

The Colt 1851 Navy: America's Belt Revolver

Combining power and portability, the Colt 1851 Navy revolver became a Civil War staple, a frontier favorite, and helped usher in the age of the gunfighter. Some of the rarest examples of these iconic Colts can be found in RIAC's May 2-4 Premier Auction....

Trench Guns: Shotguns for Ferocious Fighting

Trench guns, shotguns with shortened barrels and ready for bayonets, made for a fearsome weapon wielded by American doughboys in the trenches of World War I and beyond. ...

Inspecting the Colt Single Action Army Revolver

The men who martially inspected the Colt Single Action Army 1873-1892 add another fascinating facet of collecting the legendary revolver....

May Will Be Magnificent

"Magnificent May" truly has something for every genre of collecting. Extraordinary Colts, an......

Bidders Fought For This Rare Beretta 12S Submachine Gun

Machine guns are one of the hottest genres of collecting and this rare Beretta Model 12S submachine......

February 27, 2025

What's Ahead in May

High condition and historic pieces from legendary collections as well as 100-plus machine guns will be in RIAC's May Premier....

February 26, 2025

February S&C Realizes $8.5 Million

Rock Island Auction Company's February Sporting & Collector Auction recently realized $8.5 Million....

February 24, 2025

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