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...
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

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 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...

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...

One of a Kind – Regis Darne

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

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...
Guns as Investments

Guns as Investments

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?