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Whether it's Ming vases, cars, priceless paintings, sports cards, autographs, Beatles memorabilia, or antiques, collectors in nearly every field want their items to be in the best possible condition and above all, original...

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Since it opened in August In Springfield, Mo. more than 97,000 people have come through the door...

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The Buffalo Bill Center of the West, an Affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, is proud to announce the arrival of 64 unique objects from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History’s National Firearms Collection...

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But can you really count these wall guns as black powder rifles (rather than artillery) when they fire a 1600-grain ball 600 yards and require two to three men to operate it? Take a gander and decide for yourself...

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After breaking away from the crumbling shell of the Soviet Union in 1990, a newly independent and economically strapped Lithuania reclaimed their lost independence with a few ugly but effective homegrown firearms.

The post Vytis, Vladas: The Post Soviet Guns of Lithuania appeared first on Guns.com.

If you were involved in clandestine operations for the allies in WWII, chances are you heard about the suppressed ultra concealable Welrod pistol, a gun do top secret we still don't know who actually made it.

The post The Welrod Assassin Gun: WWII’s Phantom Plinker Supressed Pistol appeared first on Guns.com.

The over-sized Gasser revolver with its 11mm blackpowder round may be the largest cartridge-firing handgun ever adopted by a military force.

The post The Giant Gasser Revolver: the BFR of 1870 (VIDEO) appeared first on Guns.com.

These six rifles may be virtual unknowns even among diehard collectors but their impact on firearms development reaches more guns than we can count (and we can count pretty high).

The post 6 Rifles That Were Ahead of Their time appeared first on Guns.com.

Functional and finely crafted, guns have always been considered investments, but there are some guns on the market today claiming collectible status that you should stay away from if you’re planning on getting both a gun and a nest egg.

The post 4 Collectible Guns (that aren’t so collectible) appeared first on Guns.com.

Less than 50 people made it to the event in person – fairly typical for a Mohawk Arms sale – but a few made the trip from as far away as Moscow, Russia and Calgary, Canada...

The post Samurai Sword Surrendered By Jap Rear Admiral Nobukagu Yoshimi Hits $7,538 At Mohawk Arms Auction appeared first on AmmoLand.com.

Rock Island Auction Company is proud to end the year with an outstanding selection of U.S. Springfield trapdoors...

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The fun begins when you want to shoot the rifle barrel, but the barrels are not marked to caliber and each maker chambered his guns for unique cartridges designed by his company.

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