A U.S. Colt Walker Model fetched $138,000 to claim the top lot in Rock Island Auction Company’s 2013 Premier Firearms auction recently. Read More +
Midwest firearms auction tallies $12.5M
Tag Archives: Winchester
8,000-lot Harrisburg Collection selling without reserve July 15-21
Collections built decades ago in the hope of turning Pennsylvania’s capital, Harrisburg, into a mecca for museum goers are scheduled for sale without reserve in a seven-day marathon auction. Read More +
Early 19th century gunner’s powder horn pegged to fetch upwards of $300
A wide variety of firearms and militaria, including an incribed Colt 1851 Navy revolver and gunner’s powder horn are set for sale March 24 at Cordier Auctions. Read More +
More than 900 Colts offered in three-day Illinois firearms auction
More than 2,750 firearms and related collectibles are offered in Rock Island Auction Company’s Nov. 30-Dec. 2 auction in Rock Island, Ill. Read More +
ATF helps bring Bonnie and Clyde pistol to auction
The “squat” pistol found strapped to Bonnie Parker’s thigh after she and Clyde Barrow were killed is coming to auction this weekend with help from the ATF. The pistol was missing its original serial numbers, which the ATF were able to replace so the gun could be sold at auction taking place Sept. 30, 2012. Read More +
Dalton Gang Colt pistol featured in Sept. 7-9 vintage firearms auction
The Gateway collection of 19th and 20th century firearms, featuring the famous Bob Dalton Colt pistol, is up for auction Sept. 7-9, 2012 by Rock Island Auction Co. It joins several important private vintage firearm collections coming to auction at the same time. The Dalton pistol is the most culturally-histoic gun in the sale. It was take from Dalton’s dead body after the famous shootout on Oct. 5, 1892 in Coffeyville, Kan. Read More +
Rare Civil War stereoviews bring $6,500 in vintage firearm sale
A rare Winchester Model 1892 rifle $6,750 and a collection of 61 Civil War stereoviews by Civil War photographer Alexander Gardner sold for $6,500 Dec. 10, 2011. Read More +