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Read the latest news from the world record setting firearms auction house Rock Island Auction Company.

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December Premier Achieves $18.3 Million in Sales

Rock Island Auction again tops $100 million in annual sales on strength of $18.3 million December Premier Auction.

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October S&C Firearms Auction Realizes $9.2 Million

Realizing more than $9.2 million, RIAC's October 4 - 7 S&C Auction was expanded into a four-day event to accommodate a surging firearms market.

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Han Solo's Blaster sells for over $1 Million

The lone surviving BlasTech DL-44 blaster prop used by Harrison Ford's Han Solo in Star Wars: A New Hope sells for over $1 million.

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Han Solo and Colt lead a $23 Million Weekend

Han Solo and a Colt SAA in immaculate condition helped propel Rock Island Auction Company’s August 2022 Premier Auction to a phenomenal $23 million total.

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Wild Bill Hickok's Historic Smith & Wesson Model No. 2 Old Army Revolver to Auction this August

This Smith & Wesson Model No. 2 documented to Wild Bill during his time in Deadwood, SD, is one of the Holy Grails of the American West.

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Film Used "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" pistols to Auction this August

The pair of pistols used by Angelina Jolie in “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider” will be offered by Rock Island Auction Company in its August 26-28 Auction.

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Han Solo’s Blaster from ‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ to Auction this August

Han Solo's blaster from Star Wars: A New Hope will be offered at auction this August by Rock Island Auction Company.

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June S&C Firearms Auction Realizes $7 Million

Rock Island Auction Company's June Sporting and Collector Auction realized $7 million with a Colt Paterson as the top seller at $38,188.

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Ulysses S. Grant’s Revolvers Bring $5.17M at Auction

A pair of revolvers presented to Civil War general and 18th President Ulysses S. Grant sold at Rock Island Auction Company for a record $5.17 million.

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RIAC'S February S&C Firearms Auction Realizes $7.4 million

RIAC'S February Sporting & Collector Firearms Auction realized $7.4 million, an impressive total for 2022's first major gun auction event.

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Rock Island Auction Company Selected as Official Auction House of NRA Firearms For Freedom

Rock Island Auction Company is the auction house for the NRA's donated Firearms for Freedom program for which the proceeds go to support NRA programs.

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Rock Island Auction Company Reports $121 Million in Auction Sales in 2021, Highest in Company History

Rock Island Auction Company sets a new industry record with an earth-shattering $121 million in annual sales in 2021.

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