Primos’ Purdeys to be Auctioned
Most gun nuts are familiar with the immutable stations on the collecting path: fascination, accumulation, obsession and ultimately the realization that you can't take...
Piotti Releases the Round
The Scottish round-action is the most elegant of guns. As a 1935 John Dickson & Son's catalog boasted: “The design is unique, having neither...
Beretta’s Marco Polo Gun
Rich collectors are hoovering up luxury “one off” shotguns. From the long-established Holland & Holland “Products of Excellence” to the relatively recent Krieghoff “Gun...
Smitten by Snipe
The year that The Beatles released their first LP, two schoolboys—one shotgun between them—walked a Northumbrian ditch bank. Suddenly a long-billed little bird sprang...
Sportarm Revives H.J. Hussey Guns
The catalog of revived British gunmakers is stocked with illustrious names, including Lancaster, Greener, Churchill, and Atkin Grant & Lang. Now H.J. Hussey has...
Rigby’s Bespoke Shooting Brake
The shooting brake—roughly defined as a vehicle conceived to take gentlemen and ladies on the hunt with their firearms and dogs—has taken a sharp...
Beretta Adds 688 for New Shooters
Like so many of the Baby Boomer generation, my initiation into the wonderful world of shotgunning was with a .410. The caliber was inadequate,...
Westley Richards’ Horsey Brace
When we think of Westley Richards, the “boxlock” and the “droplock” naturally spring to mind; but the famed Birmingham firearms maker has built guns...
Holland & Holland's New Cutting-Edge Knives
Great design is timeless; whether we’re talking fine firearms or in this case the latest stab at knifemaking from Holland & Holland. Using ideas...
Rigby’s Sumptuous Smallbore
When John Rigby & Co. reintroduced the Rising Bite shotgun after a break in production of more than 100 years, it was a statement...
Beretta's New SL2 Hypergun
At first glance, the buzz around Beretta’s SL2 launch seemed like just another promotion. What could possibly be new in an over/under designed for...
Longthorne Opens US Office
Florida has long held a magical fascination for Brits. Both exotic and accessible, it is a warm, sub-tropical location where English is still spoken....