Sporting Firearms & Antique Advertising: A Perfect Pair
SPONSORED CONTENT Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Our admiration of the antique is not admiration of the old, but of the natural.” I arguably have one of the best jobs in the world, selling the rarest and highest condition antique advertising pieces on the planet. “How...
How Valuable is Your Old Side-By-Side ?
Just because it’s an old side-by-side doesn’t make it valuable.
General Custer’s Trout
Did trout fishing seal Custer’s fate at the Little Bighorn?
EP 163: Muzzleloaders
Click Here to Listen Now What's Old is New Again. Luke and Larry started shooting muzzleloaders back in the past century, fueled somewhat by the "Jeremiah Johnson" movie. Larry started with kits for .50 Hawkens from both CVA and Thompson/Center. Luke followed suit a...
The Rifle That Took The Smithsonian’s Giant Of Kumaon
The yellowed newspaper clippings and fading photographs tell a remarkable story. It was in November, 1967, that David Hasinger, Dr. Karl Jonas and their wives traveled to India to hunt tigers. Beyond the slightest doubt, they were mindful of Jim Corbett’s famous...
The Most Expensive Sporting Arms
Have you ever noticed how any time there’s a gathering of outdoorsmen, an argument always breaks out? The B.S. level rises with each successive opinion, and pretty soon, things get heated. It happens all the time at Sporting Classics. The problem is, we’ve got so many...
2023 Premier Firearm & Sportsman Auction
Richmond Auctions welcomes you to our 2023 Premier Firearms & Sportsman's Auction. This sale features nearly 170 lots of world class firearms including highly engraved shotguns, rifles and handguns from Browning, Winchester, Colt, A.H. Fox, Smith & Wesson,...
The John Wayne Rifle: Winchester Model 92
John Wayne was a man of many westerns, but there was only one rifle for the Duke.
Colonel Colt and His Pistols
For nearly two centuries, Samuel Colt's firearms have been changing the course of history. And the legacy lives on. By all indications, he never should have succeeded in life, and if he had listened to what others told him, the name of Samuel Colt would probably be...
RIAC Sells Elvis Presley Revolver
Rock Island Auction Company Sells Elvis Presley's S&W Model 53 Revolver This past Saturday, August 26, 2023, RIAC sold Elvis Presley's Historic Special Order Russell Smith Signed, Master Engraved, Gold and Silver Inlaid with the original case gifted to the King of...