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Big Irons on the Block

by | Sep 2, 2022 | Art, Guns and Culture, Collecting the West

Rock Island and Morphy firearms auctions ring up big profits. Marty Robbins famously sang about a stranger who came out of the West wearing a "big iron on his hip." This spring the "big irons" weren't on hips, but they were certainly on the block at two of America's better-known firearms auction companies. The Rock Island Premier Firearms Auction, held May 13-15, featured more than 756 handguns; the Morphy Extraordinary Firearms Auction on May 18 had 125. But more important than sheer numbers w


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