Westley Richards’ ‘Falcon’ Gun
When the early 21st Century history of opulently ornamented firearms is written, the past 12 months will undoubtedly be described as the year of...
Purdey-Woodward Over & Under
The most sizeable shift in shotguns during the past 75 years has been the switch from side-by-sides to stack-barrels. One of the most influential...
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...