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Han Solo’s Blaster Sells for More Than $1M

Han Solo’s Blaster Sells for More Than $1M

by Sporting Classics Daily | Jan 5, 2023 | FIREARMS, RARE & UNIQUE GUNS | 0 Comments

  The only surviving blaster originally used by Harrison Ford as Han Solo in “Star Wars: A New Hope” sold at Rock Island Auction Company’s August Premier Auction for $1,057,500. Han Solo’s blaster headlined the three-day event that drew international interest and...

Making a Martini

Making a Martini

by L.D. McCaa | Jul 27, 2022 | FIREARMS, RARE & UNIQUE GUNS, RIFLES | 0 Comments

Custom gunmaker Ralf Martini brings out the “Best” in pre-war English and European gun designs.

Firmo Fracassi – Renaissance Man

by Vic Venters | Jun 27, 2022 | ART, ART & COLLECTIBLES, FIREARMS, RARE & UNIQUE GUNS | 0 Comments

Using only simple tools, Italy's Firmo Fracassi achieves astonishing detail in his bulino-style engravings. If suffering is a muse for artistic genius, it came early in the life of Firmo Fracassi. Born in 1939 in Tavernole, a village nestled in Italy's alpine hills...

Jack O’Connor’s 7×57 Mauser Rifle Auction

by Sporting Classics Daily | Jun 3, 2022 | AUCTIONS & EXHIBITIONS, FIREARMS, HUNTING, RARE & UNIQUE GUNS, RIFLES | 0 Comments

Jack O’Connor’s Engraved 7x57 Mauser Rifle Now At Benefit Auction  Crafted in 1954 by legendary gunmaker Fred Wells for Jack O’Connor and backed with rock-solid provenance, the auction of this important rifle provides an opportunity to own a historic firearm while...

Firearms Auction Lones Wigger March 6th-20th

by Sporting Classics Daily | Mar 4, 2022 | FIREARMS, RARE & UNIQUE GUNS, RIFLES | 0 Comments

Firearms from the estate of Olympic shooting legend and two-time gold medalist, Lones Wigger, are up for auction on GunBroker.com through March 20th, with proceeds benefitting USA Shooting youth programs. The family of Lones Wigger has generously donated more than 30...

One of a Kind – Regis Darne

by Steve Bodio | Oct 25, 2021 | FIREARMS, LIFESTYLE, PERSONALITIES, RARE & UNIQUE GUNS, SHOTGUNS | 0 Comments

From its sliding breech to its retractable sling, this graceful French beauty stands as an objet d'art in a world of lookalikes. Truly, one of a kind.   Guns, like most tools, evolve in almost the same way as animals do. And, in the same way that we tend...

Hunting of Old – Lonely Journey Backward

by Tony Kinton | Sep 29, 2021 | BIG GAME, BIRD HUNTING, FIREARMS, HUNTING, LIFESTYLE, PERSONALITIES, RARE & UNIQUE GUNS, Sporting Classics Daily | 0 Comments

Tony Kinton details the ups and downs, reliefs and frustrations and the total fulfilment of experience that comes with the hunting of old. Obstinacy is considered poor taste. But fracturing protocol and proper behavior were not my intent. Rather, I was simply curious...

Morphy’s Exceptional Firearms and Militaria Auction This Week

Morphy’s Exceptional Firearms and Militaria Auction This Week

by Sporting Classics Daily | Apr 27, 2021 | FIREARMS, INFO, PRESS RELEASES, RARE & UNIQUE GUNS | 0 Comments

Morphy’s announces April 27-30 Exceptional Firearms & Militaria Auction with scores of rare and important productions seldom available to collectors. Expertly curated to the highest standard, the selection awaiting bidders at Morphy’s April 27-30 Extraordinary...

Alexander Hamilton’s Pistols Up for Auction – Possible World Record

Alexander Hamilton’s Pistols Up for Auction – Possible World Record

by Sporting Classics Daily | Apr 13, 2021 | FIREARMS, RARE & UNIQUE GUNS | 0 Comments

Up for auction this May, a pair of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton's war pistols may set a world record as the highest priced firearms ever publicly sold. A pair of pistols belonging to Founding Father Alexander Hamilton will be offered May 14th, 2021 by Rock...

Guns as Investments

Guns as Investments

by Jim Carmichel | Dec 10, 2020 | FIREARMS, RARE & UNIQUE GUNS | 0 Comments

How many investments can you name that virtually guarantee a sizable return on your money and also offer the added bonus of pride of ownership?

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