Personal, Gold-Encrusted Carbine of King Louis XV to lead Julia Firearms Auction (3/4/13)
FAIRFIELD, Maine — A one-of-a-kind German Sebastian Hauschka rifle—literally fit for a king—will be among the highlights in the upcoming … More >>

Two Extraordinary Rifles Created for Auto Magnate John Francis Dodge to Sell (3/4/13)
FAIRFIELD, Maine — A 33-caliber model 1886 Winchester rifle, made for Dodge Motor Company co-founder and magnate John Francis Dodge, … More >>

A. Elmer Crowell—The Greatest Decoy Maker of Them All (1/31/13)
Collectors will forever debate who was America’s greatest decoy maker, but my vote goes to Anthony Elmer Crowell, who carved … More >>

Winchester 1886 by Turnbull Makes the Case for Restoring Antique Rifles (1/14/13)
I have been in the firearms business my entire career. And for as long as I can remember, it has … More >>

Antiques Auction Forum Podcast: Gregg Elliott on High-Grade Shotguns (11/14/12)
This week, Martin Willis talks with blogger and firearms expert Gregg Elliott about high-grade shotguns, collecting them and how to … More >>

Communing with Outdoorsman Horace Kephart through a Knife of his Design (11/14/12)
I didn’t need another knife. I have some great ones—handmade and factory forged—that have served me well from the Rocky … More >>

McDonald Pioneer Blade & Tomahawk Earn ‘Knife of the Year’ Honors (10/30/12)
The image of our earliest “American sportsman” is unmistakable: Clad in buckskin, Kentucky rifle in the crook of his arm, … More >>

The Yentzen Double-Reed Duck Call is ‘the Call that Started it All’ (10/23/12)
The year is 2011. The phone rings in an old building in Groves, Texas, where a legendary business is nearly … More >>

Rebuilding a 1903 Jeffery Farquharson Rifle from a Cigar Box full of Parts (10/12/12)
It was September of 2005 when Sid Johnson went to the Selous reserve in Tanzania for Cape buffalo and other … More >>

Gus Wilson and One of His 100-Year-Old Decoys (11/11/10)
Recently I received a call from a woman who had a decoy she wanted more information on. A local … More >>