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The adage that everything old is new again finds welcome reception among those of us who long for some of the classic firearm designs of yesteryear and yearn to shoot them without fear of ruining or ...

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ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (AP) — An 1886 Winchester rifle that once belonged to a man who helped capture Apache leader Geronimo has sold for $1.2 million at an auction. The Rock Island Auction Co., of ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — A 130-year-old ...

An 1886 Winchester Rifle that was owned by a Civil War captain who captured Apache leader Geronimo has sold for a record $1.2million at auction. The gun carries the serial number 1 and is in pristine ...

The history of guns is the history of so many other things, and that connection to history is why a Winchester Model 1886 just became the most expensive single gun to ever sell at auction, at a price ...

At one time or another, we have all saved our pennies to buy a new gun. But this world of high-end gun buying is different. The firearms sold by Rock Island Auction in Illinois are some of the most ...

The Winchester rifle was hailed by its manufacturer as “the gun that won the West.” But there’s a lot more to the story than that. The rifle that became the Winchester had a long, tortuous development ...

Few rifles hold the kind of weight in American hands that a Winchester does. The name alone brings up memories of saddle scabbards, deer camps, and fathers passing down rifles to sons. While the ...

It has a fine walnut stock and a very simple inscription that reads “Albee to Lawton.” But this 19th-century rifle has become the most expensive single firearm ever sold at auction according to the ...