Rock Island Auction Company (RIAC)’s first must-see Texas gun show of 2024, the Sporting and Collector Auction, will feature an excellent lineup of over 5,100 historic, rare and well-conditioned firearms from the Civil War, the Great War, and World War II, among many others.
The three-day auction will take place Friday, Feb. 16, and run through Sunday, Feb. 18 at RIAC’s new, state-of-the-art 90,000-square-foot facility in Bedford, Texas. RIAC will host a full-day preview on Thursday, Feb. 15 beginning at 9 a.m., where guests can examine classic long guns and pistols, terrific sporting arms, modern firearms and an interesting lineup of Class III items.
The auction will feature the finest firearms across multiple genres and time periods including but not limited to:
- Historic guns from the Civil War, including a Brown Bess flintlock musket, a three-digit early production Henry rifle and a Civil War-issued Henry
- Great handguns with interesting origins like Colt’s Model 1860 Army, the Ace pistol, and Smith & Wesson’s Pre-Model 29 and Performance Center Model 500
- Lever action and historic Winchester models such as the Model 1866, 1895 and the legendary 1873
- World War II guns including unique weapons from Austria’s Steyr, a U.S. Johnson Model 1941 semi-automatic rifle and a U.S.-marked Model 97 trench shotgun
- Class III firearms including World War II submachine guns like a U.S. Guide Lamp M3, a reproduction Mark II STEN and a Thompson submachine gun
- Sporting arms for hunters including deer rifles, skeet guns and waterfowl shotguns
“To kick off 2024, we wanted to ensure our first auction delivered an outstanding lineup and we were able to deliver that with over 5,000 items slated for auction come February,” said Rock Island Auction Company President Kevin Hogan. “Those who have visited us in Illinois know our hospitality is second to none and we strive to provide that same experience for the welcoming community in Texas. In a state with such a rich firearms culture, we made sure our auction will feature impressive collections of historic and rare firearms that locals and visitors alike won’t want to miss.”
Located at 3600 E. Harwood Road, Bedford, TX, RIAC’s newest headquarters offers auction visitors a firearms showroom, auction hall, vault and thousands of historic and rare firearms of numerous genres which guests can examine and inspect in-person.
