Bolt Action vs Lever Action Showdown
The mid-19th century saw an explosion of arms innovation, including the birth of the modern bolt action and lever action rifle. Both platforms competed...
Single Shot Legends | Rock Island Auction
In 'Green Hills of Africa,' Ernest Hemingway wrote, "I remembered the old saying of the Indian in camp, "One shot, meat. Two shots, maybe.""...
Collectible Firearms for Serious Gun Collectors
As the fear of communism spread across the globe, the spirit of 76 arose – the Model 76.They aren’t clones or knock offs, but...
Modern Military Pistols | Rock Island Auction
Just before the turn of the 20th century, the handgun was changing. Hugo Borchardt’s C93 pistol, the Mauser C96, and Luger pointed toward the...
The Holland and Holland of an Earl's Squandered Fortune
Hugh Lowther, the fifth Earl of Lonsdale, squandered a massive fortune through his generosity and out-sized reputation as a womanizer, horseman, hunter, and sportsman.The...
Collectible Firearms for Serious Gun Collectors
Following his stinging defeat in the 1912 election, President Theodore Roosevelt planned a trip to South America with a lecture tour and river expedition...
A First Look at December’s Elegance and History
High conditioned Colts. Historic Colts. Beautiful Colts. Backed by more than two centuries of collecting experience, Rock Island Auction Company’s Dec. 6-8 Premier Auction...
Collectible Firearms for Serious Gun Collectors
With a small professional military of less than 1,000, since the British previously had provided the defense until the 1860s, the newly formed Dominion...
The Colt 1851 Navy: America’s Belt Revolver
As a Civil War staple and a favorite frontier gun of countless pioneers, outlaws, lawmen, and Texas Rangers, the Colt 1851 Navy revolver made...
Collectible Firearms for Serious Gun Collectors
When a gun, or set of guns, earns its own nickname, it’s a good sign you’ve encountered something beyond the ordinary, and the Parsons...
