A Record-Setting Revolver

by
posted on June 30, 2018
sette.jpg

Fetching a price of $1.84 million, a Model 1847 Walker Colt has set a new world record for most expensive single firearm ever sold at auction. Fewer than 100 of these guns are thought to have been produced; this is the only one known to remain in its original case.

The sale is “further demonstration that the art and history in firearms is really catching fire,” Rock Island Auction Co. President Kevin Hogan said. “We value so strongly the aesthetics, history and craftsmanship of paintings, fine automobiles and watches, but firearms that possess these same traits remain remarkably undervalued. It’s an exciting time to see the collector market making that discovery for itself.”

Hogan’s company also set the previous record: A Model 1866 Winchester rifle that had ties to Geronimo and is marked serial number 1 sold for $1.2 million. Kevin Hogan and his father, Pat, who started the business, are quick to credit firearm owners for their success, and they’ve made it their mission to give back—both are members of NRA’s prestigious Golden Ring of Freedom donor society, and have given millions of dollars in support of NRA-ILA.

Latest

the white house
the white house

Biden’s Whole-Of-Government Gun Control

Gun-control supporters are willing to use the federal government to undermine the Second Amendment.

The Armed Citizen® March 31, 2023

True stories of the right to keep and bear arms.

North Carolina Votes in Favor of Freedom​

Legislators in North Carolina voted to override the governor's veto and thereby did away with the state’s antiquated permit-to-purchase system.

Gun Review: SAR9 Sport

The SAR9 Sport is built on the premise of delivering everything you need for home defense with a side of competition mastery.

Gun Skills: Knowing Empty

If you aren't aware that your firearm is empty, you could be wasting crucial seconds when they matter most. Drilling immediate identification of an empty gun into instinct can make all the difference.

The Gun Store

There exists a place for each of us where we get to be who we are, without apology or remorse, without politics and prejudices. For many of us who understand, embrace and share in this culture, this is that place.

Interests



Get the best of America's 1st Freedom delivered to your inbox.