Rock Island Auction Company
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Rock Island Auction Company (RIAC) is a gun auction house in Rock Island, Illinois, that deals in firearms, blades, and militaria. It was created by Patrick Hogan in 1993.[1] The auction house is an over 86,000 square-foot facility and hosts over eight auctions in a year. Most of the firearms in their auctions come from consignments.[2][3][4]
Auctions[edit]
1.1. Types of Auctions
Premiere Auctions
Premiere auctions contain valuable and rare guns that are generally sold as individual pieces.[5][6]
Regional Auctions
Regional auctions have less valuable guns compared to the Premiere auctions. They contain beginning collectors, hunting, and shooting firearms. Most of the guns are grouped into multi-guns lots.[5]
History[edit]
1886 Winchester Rifle
The Rock Island Auction Company sold an 1886 Winchester rifle that once belonged to a man who helped capture Apache leader Geronimo for $1.2 million at their 2016 April Premier Firearms Auction.[7] The gun was marked number 1. This firearm was carried by US Army Captain Henry Ware Lawton, whose team captured Apache leader Geronimo in 1886. It was sold to an anonymous buyer.[8][9][10][11]
Saddam Hussein’s Ruger M77
The Rock Island Auction Company sold Saddam’s Ruger M77 bolt-action rifle for $48,875.[12]
Adolf Hitler’s Walther
The Rock Island Auction Company sold Adolf Hitler’s Walther Model 9, a semiautomatic pistol with ivory grips, for $18,400.[13]
Winchester Rifle [edit]
In April of 2016, RIAC set a world record for the most expensive single firearm, Winchester Rifle, ever sold at auction, for $1,265,000.[5][14]
Colt Revolver[edit]
In April 2018, RIAC broke the world record for a single firearm sold at auction. The auction house sold a rare Colt revolver, known as “The Danish Sea Captain Walker,” for $1.84 million.[14][15]
It is believed that less than 100 were ever produced for the civilian market, and the one sold at Rock Island Auction Company in the Quad Cities is the only known Colt revolver in its original case.[16][17][18]
In the same year, RIAC also sold another “The Danish Sea Captain Walker,” Serial No. 1022, for $1.575 million.[19]
Anna Pottery[edit]
The Rock Island Auction Company sold a rare Anna Pottery Fair Jug honouring the Anna, Illinois Fair of 1884 for $86,250, making it the most expensive single piece of Anna Pottery ever sold at auction.[20]
The Rock Island Auction Company put up Nazi leader Hermann Göring’s gun, a Walther PPK, for sale. It had an estimated price of $250,000-$400,000.[21][22]
The rifle of designer John Garand was offered for sale by the Rock Island Auction Company during their September 2018 Premiere Firearms Auction. The rifle was estimated to bring between $225,000 - $375,000.[23][24]
In 2011, the company released a pilot for their show, 'Ready, Aim, Sold!' on Discovery Channel. The pilot was produced by Ciniflix.[25]
Publications[edit]
The Rock Island Auction Company has published one book called, A Massive Firearms - Airgun Auction (ASIN: B003C6ZCPW).[26]
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Rock Island Auction: Behind the Scenes". Cheaper Than Dirt. 2010-11-26. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ↑ "News Archives - Page 32 of 38". U.S. & Texas LawShield. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ↑ Ammoland (2009-04-21). "Why buy at Rock Island Auction Company?". AmmoLand.com. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ↑ McCollum, Ian (2015-05-15). "A Brief Tour of the Rock Island Auction Company". Forgotten Weapons. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Rock Island Auction Company to sell record amount of guns this weekend". WQAD.com. 2017-02-15. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ↑ "The perfect Valentine's gift for a Beretta M9 fan is up for auction". Guns.com. 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
- ↑ Jacques, Jenn (2016-05-10). "Most Expensive Gun Sold at Auction for $1.26 Million". Bearing Arms. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ↑ "1886 Winchester rifle sells for record $1.2M at Rock Island auction". WQAD.com. 2016-05-14. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ↑ "Historic 1886 Winchester rifle fetches record $1.2 million at auction". FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports. 2016-05-15. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ↑ Phippen, J. Weston (2016-05-16). "The Most Expensive Gun Ever Sold at Auction". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ↑ Stern, Jared Paul. "This Historic Winchester Rifle Just Became the Most Expensive Gun Ever Sold". Maxim. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ↑ Ray. "Saddam's Ruger M77 Sells For $48,875 | Armory Blog". www.armoryblog.com. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ↑ "Historic Gun Auction in Photos: Saddam's Ruger, Hitler's Walther, Record-breaking Henry Rifle". OutdoorHub. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Blast From the Past: Record Colt Walker". Field & Stream. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ↑ April 24, Max Slowik on; 2018 (2018-04-24). "Colt Walker Sells for $1.84 million, Smashes Records". GunsAmerica Digest. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
- ↑ Report, Staff. "Revolver brings world record $1.8 M at Rock Island auction". Dispatch-Argus-QCOnline. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ↑ "Extremely rare Colt firearm sets sales record for Rock Island Auction Company". WQAD.com. 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ↑ "Extremely rare Colt firearm sets sales record for Rock Island Auction Company". ABC57. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ↑ "Cased Colt Walker Shatters World Record at Auction". www.americanrifleman.org. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ↑ News, Antique Trader Antiques Auction (2011-09-19). "Antique firearms, Anna Pottery set world records at Rock Island Auction's $7 million September sale". Antique Trader. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ↑ Smith, Aaron (2016-08-05). "Golden gun once owned by Nazi leader Göring is up for auction". CNNMoney. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ↑ Berlin, David Charter (2016-08-09). "Goering, going, gone: top Nazi's gun for sale". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ↑ Wood, Keith. "This 'Rifle That Won World War II' Is Likely To Be The Most Expensive Ever". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ↑ "Rock Island Auction Co. to Sell THE Greatest Battle Implement Ever Devised". The Truth About Guns. 2018-09-07. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ↑ Gaul, Alma. "TV show to feature RI auction business". The Quad-City Times. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ↑ "Rock Island Auction Company". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
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