Morphy’s Dec. 16-18 Firearms & Militaria Auction Tops $7M
An expertly-vetted selection of rare and historical guns, armor and military artifacts drew brisk bidding at Morphy’s final Firearms & Militaria auction of 2025, which totaled more than $7 million. The 1,343-lot sale held at Morphy’s flagship gallery in...
Jack O’Connor Guns, Art and Books now at Auction
Almost every hunter of Social Security age as well as those of a more recent vintage has been influenced by the writings of Jack O’Connor. For that matter, many readers have likely pondered what it would be like to be Bradford O’Connor sharing their father’s...
The Illustrated Gun
From exquisitely decorated pistols to firearms adorned with precious materials, the world of fine firearms has provided ample opportunity for artistic expression throughout the centuries. In the past, every royal palace in Europe featured a cabinet d’arms displaying...
Auction Exclusive: Beretta SO Sparviere Marco Polo
Seven hundred years after the explorer's passing, a tribute one-off shotgun will be up for auction live and online January 24th during the Wild Sheep Foundation’s Sheep Show® Convention in Reno. Click Here to Register, Watch Live & Bid Seven centuries ago, a man...
Poulin’s Firearms And Militaria Sale Realizes Nearly $9,000,000!
This four day event saw breathtaking results, including setting two new world record auction prices for antiques in the uniform and dragoon categories! Poulin Antiques & Auctions is pleased to announce the results of their four day, 2,500+ lot sale held October...
Early 20th Century Affordable American Doubles
If a person wants to hunt with the same double barrel shotgun that his or her grandfather or great grandfather used in the early 20th century, the odds are ten-to-one it would not be one of the premium brands that today dominate side-by-side competitions and shotgun...
The Gun Collection
"It was over there, in old furniture stores, junk yards and other out of the way places—where they knew nothing about old guns, and cared less, just so they could sell them at most any price—that some of the real prizes turned up, such as the Sharps coffee mill...
Holland & Holland: Old Values In New Times
In 1985 Holland & Holland bought W&C Scott of Birmingham, a purchase that brought together two of the oldest and most influential gunmakers in England — two firms that helped create the modern gun and thus helped shape tradition. And then Holland & Holland...
Winchester’s Haunted House
Said to be haunted by the ghosts of those killed with Winchester rifles, the home is an interesting site even without the superstitions.
Most Embarrassing Mistake In Gunmaking
For gunmaker Al Biesen, misspelling Jack O’Connor’s name was a tiny mistake, but something he would never be able to live down. Spokane was as far from her family as my rightfully cautious bride would move, at least in the direction of Montana’s elk country, so we set...