For decades, Cowan’s has been an industry leader in the sale of historic and modern firearms, edged weapons, militaria, ethnographic weapons, and accoutrements. Freeman’s | Hindman’s Arms, Armor and Militaria specialists will continue to operate under the Cowan’s name, to maintain these strong links to the many past successes.
Cowan’s handles antique arms and armor from Medieval Europe through the dawn of modern warfare, historic firearms, early militaria, ethnographic weaponry, Japanese arms and armor, and sporting arms from some of the most coveted gunmakers in the category. The department exhibits at firearms and militaria shows throughout the country, successfully marketing its auctions to a wide swath of prominent collectors and dealers.
With the acquisition of Cowan’s Auctions in 2019, Freeman’s | Hindman inherited one of the most prominent names in the historic firearms category. For over 20 years, Cowan’s set multiple auction records while earning a reputation for its integrity and scholarly approach. That approach remains the hallmark of the department, but with an extended reach across the country offered by the firm’s 18 regional offices.
The team at Cowan's Auctions complies with all Federal and State regulations when handling all firearms transactions. Our experienced operations staff travels the country packing and transporting valuable collections, safely and securely and in accordance with all ATF regulations. All purchases are shipped in-house by our expert shipping staff.
Cowan’s auctions feature important firearms collections from some of the most prolific collectors in the country and achieve record prices across the category including Frontier Firearms from the Lifetime Collection of Larry Ness, the Collection of George Oldenbourg, The Sword Collection of William Koch, and Property of N. Flayderman & Co.