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...
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...
A Hunter’s Guide to Classic Imported Doubles (Part 1 of 2)
During the 50 years between the end of our Civil War in 1865 and the start of the First World War, American wingshooters had an extraordinary number of choices in double barrel shotguns, both foreign and domestic. This article is about classic imported doubles that...
Poulin Antiques Late Summer Auction Realizes $1.4 Million!
This finely curated sale offered a full spectrum of weapons, ranging from Revolutionary-era arms to modern Class III guns, as well as shooting accessories, accoutrements, and militaria of all sorts. Poulin Antiques & Auctions is pleased to announce the results of...
The Art of the Shotgun
A selection of superbly engraved shotguns from the collection of Robert M. Lee.
Voodoo Sheriff’s Colt
We had a voodoo sheriff when I was coming up. He and Pappy were best friends. Ed McTeer turned to the black arts to extract confessions and make himself bullet-proof. It served him well one night when a desperado cut loose in some dim-lit island juke joint, five shots...
In My Opinion
Interesting ideas that defy proof appeal to me, because facts have a way of strangling speculation and pestering us daydreamers. I have longed to scratch some of my itches in public, so here they are. You may not itch in exactly the same places, but hear me out....
My Firearm is Fire-Damaged. What Do I Do Now?
Fires are one of the most devastating things that can happen to our families and our homes. When the fire has died down and it’s time to sort through the ashes, what do you do with your fire-damaged firearms? We get a lot of emails and phone calls from people who’ve...