The Beauty and Precision of the Norman R. Blank Collection
The Norman R. Blank Collection holds some of the most beautiful and historic firearms ever sold. With more than 30 lots from the Blank...
Fantastic Flight Jackets of World War 2
If clothes make the man, then World War II flight jackets make legends.A closeup of the WW2 flight jacket worn by Peter A. Donovan...
Rapid Fire Innovation of the German Machine Gun
German machine guns designed during the buildup and during World War 2 made a number of advancements in machine gun technology from the MP35...
Brown Bess, Britain’s Military Flintlock for 100 Years
For more than a century, distinctive English flintlock muskets were used around the globe as the primary firearms of the sprawling British Empire. From...
Bespoke Shotguns of the UK
Imagine a tweeded gentleman striding across the hillocks of Scotland in search of quarry on the wing. Quail or grouse get spooked out of...
WW2 Artifacts | Rock Island Auction
As history's largest conflict, the Second World War left an immeasurable impact on nearly every corner of the globe. For collectors, the arms and...
Western Guns, Antiques, and Cowboy Collectibles
Few collecting niches capture America's pioneer spirit like the arms, artifacts, and artwork of the Wild West. The period spanning the late 19th century...
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...
An Unconquerable Singer M1911A1 | Rock Island Auction
The same day Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, Lt. Thomas R. Moss strained against the controls of his B-24 -- named “Invictus”...
What is a Wheellock? | Rock Island Auction
A wheellock is a gunlock that uses a metal wheel under spring tension to generate sparks that ignite gunpowder. As the first self-igniting firearm,...
