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

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

  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...
Stories Told By Doug Turnbull’s 1886

Stories Told By Doug Turnbull’s 1886

SPONSORED CONTENT: A recent Turnbull Restoration calendar featured a spread of Turnbull’s personal Winchester 1886 from 1888, which he restored and converted to .475 Turnbull in 2007. The spread focuses on all of the “imperfections” his rifle has collected over the...
The Branding Iron

The Branding Iron

When their production lines weren’t manufacturing firearms, many gun companies turned to making a wide range of household items.

Making a Martini

Making a Martini

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

Firmo Fracassi – Renaissance Man

Firmo Fracassi – Renaissance Man

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

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

Jack O’Connor’s Engraved 7×57 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...
An Honor Among Thieves

An Honor Among Thieves

He returned to find that someone had broken into his house . . . the only thing missing was the Parker. Red Timmons disappeared while hunting chukar partridge on a cold day in January. According to Sheriff Charlotte Beingasser, he drowned in the Salmon River, a few...
Benelli “Magnifico Set of Five”

Benelli “Magnifico Set of Five”

Benelli Magnifico Set of Five A Matrimony of Efficacy and Aesthetic Since time immemorial, humans have sought to adorn things of great importance. Whether those things were purely ceremonial or eminently functional, we’ve adorned everything from the flesh of our...
Firearms Auction Lones Wigger March 6th-20th

Firearms Auction Lones Wigger March 6th-20th

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...