Final Prices: Rock Island December 2017 Premier (#72)

This video documents attendees' pursuits at the Rock Island Auction Company's December Premier Auction, focusing on their desired firearms. Various participants discuss their targets, ranging from historical Colt Single Action Armies and early automatics to military rifles and unique blunderbusses. The auction features a wide array of collectible firearms, with participants sharing their strategies and excitement for acquiring specific pieces.

This video provides an expert-level review of final prices from the December 2018 Rock Island Auction, featuring a wide array of historical firearms. The analysis includes detailed insights into market trends, pricing anomalies, and the rarity of specific models, drawing on the speaker's deep knowledge of firearms history and the auction market. It covers everything from WWI sniper optics to rare prototypes and collectible semi-automatic rifles.

This video details the final prices from the RIA September 2017 Premier Auction, focusing on high-value firearms like Volcanic pistols and rare prototypes. It highlights significant price variations based on material and condition, with iron-framed Volcanics fetching up to $34,500 and brass-framed ones reaching $20,700. The auction also featured early rifles and transferrable submachine guns, with prices often reflecting NFA registration costs.

This video provides a detailed review of final auction prices from the Rock Island Auction Company's April 2017 Premier Auction, presented by firearms expert Ian McCollum. It covers a wide range of firearms, from transferrable submachine guns and dealer samples to NFA destructive devices and rare prototypes, offering insights into market values and the nuances of NFA regulations.

This video focuses on the rare Pedersen Model GY and GX rifles, essentially modified M1 Garand copies developed by John Pedersen. Following his failure in earlier Army rifle trials, Pedersen created these rifles as a final bid for a US military contract. The video highlights their functional similarities to the Garand, including its gas system and rotating bolt, while also pointing out Pedersen's unique modifications such as spiral barrel fluting, stock cooling slots, and an adjustable rear sight drum. The scarcity of these rifles, with fewer than 10 ever produced, is emphasized, along with the excellent condition of the featured example at Rock Island Auction, still packed in cosmoline.

This video chronicles an attempt to purchase the '666th 1911 ever made' at a Rock Island Auction. The content creator travels to the auction house to bid on this seemingly 'cursed' Colt 1911, encountering fellow enthusiasts like @1776_duck, @defconcreative, and @alchemy1911. The narrative follows the journey, the auction process, and the eventual outcome, including unexpected elements like a harpoon gun entering the mix. Several sponsors and their discount codes are highlighted throughout, and the creators also promote their merchandise and Patreon page.

This guide details the specific technique for separating two MAS-36 rifles that have been inadvertently locked together by their bayonets. It outlines the historical context of this issue, the modification made to the bayonet to resolve it, and the step-by-step procedure for disengagement. The technique requires precise alignment and the use of a pointed tool to access the internal release mechanism, as demonstrated by firearms expert Ian McCollum.

This guide details the loading and firing procedure for the M134 Minigun, as explained by Ian McCollum. It covers manual indexing of the barrel cluster, feeding the ammunition belt, engaging controls, and firing. The guide also touches upon the weapon's spin-down inertia and the function of modern clutch systems. Expert instruction from a recognized firearms historian highlights the technical aspects of operating this powerful weapon system.

This guide details the operational features of the H&K G11 K2, a prototype assault rifle known for its caseless ammunition and unique rotating drum bolt. It covers the selector settings, magazine capacity, integrated optics, and the internal action designed for recoil management during high-rate-of-fire bursts. Expert insights from Ian McCollum highlight the historical context and technical innovations of this advanced firearm.

This guide details the operation of the German L.Gr.W.36 50mm light mortar, as demonstrated by expert Ian McCollum. It covers assembly, leveling procedures, ammunition handling, and live fire execution, emphasizing the difficulty in visually tracking the projectile. The instruction highlights the importance of proper setup for accuracy.