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In the world of collectables it is widely recognized that knowledge is power. It takes years of studying, reading, and inspecting firearms to develop the skills to understand and identify originality and rarity. Furthermore, many of our buyers are flocking to antique and collectable firearms as an investment opportunity rather than as a student of a particular make, model, or genre. It is our continued effort to inform our clients about what makes a given firearm valuable, rare, and unique – our catalog is the perfect platform in which to do so. We do this by highlighting certain rare features with detailed close-up photography. We give the client a reason to bid more! Secondly, we educate our clients through detailed and informative descriptions which provide a history of the firearm and then provide a thorough condition evaluation.

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Expertise and Experience

RIAC has the finest and most knowledgeable firearms specialists in the industry. These specialists understand the product, know the market, and most importantly, know what it means to be a collector, (because many of them are collectors themselves). They understand the collecting mindset and recognize a “must own item” or understand when a piece may be a once in a life time opportunity to own. Because we understand the passion, emotion, history, and the hunt behind each and every collection, we can accurately recognize and assess the monetary value of a piece.

Every firearm that comes into RIAC is evaluated and described by one of our in-house specialists. Each description is comprehensive and honest. The high level of scholarship in each description translates to trusting, informed, and confident potential buyers who are ready to bid more aggressively. All firearm descriptions are built on two major components: historical significance and a condition statement. We give as much history and background on each and every item as possible. When a piece comes with well documented history, we go above and beyond to tell the story. The other component that we include is a condition statement where the describer examines the piece from top to bottom and evaluates its condition.



With the combination of our outstanding graphic design team and our industry leading photography, we are able to make the firearms in our gun auctions come to life on the pages of our catalog. This is achieved by our renewed effort to invest and reinvest in the latest and greatest photography equipment and design software. Our photography station set up is a trade secret that allows us to get more detail in each and every picture. Our in-depth descriptions and page designs are complimented by beautiful close-ups and detail shots that make the items come to life.

Gun Auction Catalog Volume 2 Early Colt Semiauto pistols

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