Robert K. Brown, USAR (Ret.) has lived a life of incredible adventure. He served in Vietnam as a Green Beret, trained troops and fought communists alongside them in hotspots around the globe and has defended the Second Amendment via his long-held seat on the NRA Board of Directors.
In 1975, Brown founded Soldier of Fortune magazine. Always willing to use the platforms he created to support his beliefs without the slightest regard for fallout sure to follow, Brown has been praised and damned in equal parts by those dumbstruck that such a person actually exists in today’s world.
Now 87, Brown has elected to part with many of his special firearms and memorabilia gathered over the years. Some of his firearms are rare or unique, others created especially for him and many feature his special “007” serial number. These items will be auctioned on gunbroker.com beginning December 8th, and close December 20th.
Below is a selection of auction items.
Winchester 1895 .405 Win. Wild West takedown
Colt Gunsite Pistol .45 ACP incorporating RKB’s 007 serial number.
Grouping of four WWII air combat framed prints inscribed by Black Sheep One, Pappy Boyington to RKB.
Wild West Co-Pilot .45-70 Marlin 1895SS with black bear skull.
Ruger Mark II Target .22 LR, US-marked with serial number RB-007.
Outstanding servants gong fashioned from a 90mm artillery shell and a sable horn during RKB’s time in Rhodesia.
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