James D. Julia auction is one of those places where most rare, unique and uncommon firearms appear. Their annual spring auction took place from April 11 to 13, during which they sold firearms worth of $16 million! So in this post, we’ll see what were the 10 most [Read More…]
You might remember earlier this year Miles V. blogged that SAMCO, a firearms importer, and distributor, was being auctioned off to the highest bidder. Since then the auction appears to have been completed, and the assets of the once mighty importer of interesting [Read More…]
At an event late last year, Remington announced that they had built some very special guns for their 200th anniversary at the West Virginia Remington Writer’s Seminar. Our very own Phil White did a great job of showcasing the special edition firearms; you can [Read More…]
I know as a little boy, I drooled over Hummers. Besides the fact that they were used by the military, the trucks were downright cool. Blocky, rugged, and all-terrain ready, the Hummer and by extension the military Humvee’s were a truck-fantasizing boy’s [Read More…]
Axelson Tactical, a family company created in honor of fallen Navy SEAL Matt Axelson in Operation Redwing (as memorilized in Lone Survivor) is auctioning off a tribute rifle in honor of fellow fallen SEAL, Danny Dietz. Only 100 of the rifles will be created by Axelson, [Read More…]
Expos like the 2016 NRA Annual Meeting or the SHOT Show are usually places to find the latest and greatest in the firearms world. Sometimes, however, exhibitors bring along relics of the past, forgotten firearms that haven’t seen the public spotlight in decades [Read More…]
The Rock Island Auction Company has built a very earnest reputation for delivering extremely good customer service and brokering some of the finest (and most coveted) firearms in the world. I personally have done a lot of business with them over the years and I have [Read More…]
I am posting the press release for the Sabre Defence equipment auction without comment, simply because I think it is of interest to our industry readers (this is not an advertisement). Perfection Industrial Sales will host an online auction offering over 500 lots [Read More…]
Samco Global was a firearms importer and distributer that has been around for decades. Recently the company got into a large legal battle in July of 2015. This was between two of the owners both arguing over how much of the company the other owned and who owed whom. [Read More…]
A venture that has been talked about for some time now, is set to launch on January 20th, during SHOT this upcoming year. GunTV is going to be a 24/7 live auction channel where viewers can call in (maybe an online process as well?) and place bids on firearms on the TV [Read More…]
Probably not all that interesting to some, but I found it noteworthy. Not being a collector, I had no idea how much pre-stamp machine guns went for. $35,000. Plus a modest 5% buyers fee of $1,750… Supply and demand in action. This one was marked U.S. [Read More…]
For the collector of firearms owned by famous people in history, Rock Island’s next auction holds a weapon that could be the centerpiece of any collection: An M1 rifle, the “deadliest rifle in the world”, owned by John F. Kennedy: This M1 started from [Read More…]
Have you ever wanted a major piece of Armalite/Colt history? Then the rifle for you is up for auction at GunBroker: A low serial Colt 601, the first AR-15 variant manufactured at Colt. Still marked “Armalite”, this rifle’s serial number is 00059X: [Read More…]
Rock Island Auction company has slowly but steadily gained an overwhelming presence in the shooting industry since the company’s start in the 1990s. For their most recent premiere auction, TFB went to check them out and see what we could find out about the company [Read More…]
Barrett announced the company produced a custom version of the Model 82A1. The special edition rifle is set to be auctioned to benefit the National Rifle Association. According to Barrett, the rifle has the following features: 24K gold-plated scrollwork engraved by [Read More…]
Posted up on their Facebook page, Haley Strategic Partners is auctioning one of the unicorns of the firearms world, a MagPul MPLR complete rifle in new, never fired condition. The rifle includes the ambidextrous bolt release, 4 PMAGS, XTM Panels, and a custom [Read More…]
Up for auction through Rock Island Auction Company is a rifle that is very significant to the history of the military .22 caliber rifle cartridge. Below are pictures of the rifle, an experimental M1 Garand chambered for the .22-06 Duplex caliber which was a part of the [Read More…]
One of the most historically significant items up for auction at James D. Julia this season is Elmer Keith’s famous Single Action Army revolver – the “Number 5”, about which was written in 1929 an article by Keith, titled “The Last [Read More…]
One of the (many) reasons to follow the WeaponsMan blog is that he keeps an eye out for neat auctions that, even if they cost the same as a new luxury sedan, provide great photos of rare or unique firearms. Most recently, Hognose has linked to an auction for a very rare [Read More…]
Forgotten Weapons has done an overview of some of the guns offered at the Rock Island Auction this season. There is a wide variety of guns featured in their videos, so no matter what you’re interested in there is something there for you. First, the Starr revolver, [Read More…]
GunBroker has for auction two very interesting STIs. WeaponsMan has covered the story: These pistols for sale on GunBroker come with a rare claim: they were used by one of the nation’s most important special operations units during a period in the mid-oughts when [Read More…]
I have removed the article published here. Our policy is only to post unique content. I was not aware that this article had been distributed to a number of bloggers at the same time. You readers also made it clear you did not like the underlying message of the article. [Read More…]
Weaponsman reports that a fully transferable prototype AR-10, serial number 1038 (that’s the thirty eighth AR-10 ever produced) is up for auction at James D. Julia, Inc. This rifle, undoubtedly one of the most important firearms of the second half of the twentieth [Read More…]
If you are looking for a way to spend your hard-earned Bitcoin, take a gander at BitMags.com. BitMags.com is a new website that claims to be the “the first and only escrow-enabled Bitcoin firearms auction website where users can buy and sell guns and related items [Read More…]
While we have come so far with modern manufacturing, it would seem that we have lost many of the old skills. Rock Island Auction company is soon to offer two two Le Page shotguns that showcase the true art of gun-making from the 1800’s. There are precious few [Read More…]
There has always been a part of me that is attracted to historic firearm. There is a history to each scratch, nick and dent in them and they tell a story. So when I say that the oldest surviving Henry rifle was going on the auction block, I was interested in at [Read More…]
The owner Tacticalauction.com sent us a message about his site. They are offering online gun auctions with absolutely no fees to buy or sell. Edward wrote … I am a 21 retired US Army Special Operations Soldier. After my retirement I owned a 6000sqft Gun Store [Read More…]
The Walther LP Model 53 4.5mm airgun that was pictured in the posters and promotional material of of Sean Connery’s second James Bond film, From Russia with Love, and also in promotional material for some of his subsequent Bond films, is going up for auction. [Read More…]
The Colt .38 Detective Special snub-nose revolver found taped to the inside of Bonnie Parker’s thigh after she was killed is going up for auction at RR Auction. The action is expected to reach $200,000. The son of the police Captain who lead the famous ambush said [Read More…]
James D Julia is auctioning off the Winchester Model 21 shotgun given to Joe DiMaggio by NJ Police Capt. Jos. Cocozza after his record setting 42 game hitting streak (his streak ended at 56). This shotgun is sure to sell for a fortune given its appear to both gun [Read More…]
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