Get fired up with the Pawn Stars when a 1800s Wilkinson turret rifle shoots into the shop. Will Rick go inballoons blazing or will he fail to pull the trigger? Then, Chum buckles up when celebrity engraved matchboxes from the private jet, "The Starship One" flies in. Will he be able to land these collectibles or will the price be plane crazy? And later, Chumlee volunteers to help the guys write descriptive cards for the shop. Will he get his facts straight or will he need a history lesson?
Pawn Stars is filmed in Las Vegas, Nevada, where it chronicles the daily activities at the World Famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop, a 24-hour family business operated by patriarch Richard Harrison (or "The Old Man"), his son Rick Harrison (who opened the shop with his father in 1988), Rick's son Corey (who has worked there since childhood), and Corey's childhood friend, Austin "Chumlee" Russell.
The series depicts the staff's interactions with customers, who bring in a variety of artifacts to sell or pawn and who are shown haggling over the price and discussing its historical background, with narration provided by the Harrisons and occasionally Chumlee. The series also follows the interpersonal conflicts among the cast.
Numerous local experts in a variety of areas also regularly appear to appraise the items being sold or pawned.