Bird Names to Change
This past fall the American Ornithological Society announced it will change the English names of all bird species named for people, beginning with 70...
Ugartechea Relaunches
Ugartechea is back! Aficionados of fine Spanish firearms may recall that in the September/October 2015 issue we announced that “Armas Ugartechea, founded in Eibar,...
Purdey’s Anniversary Quail Guns
James Purdey & Sons will toast its 210th anniversary this year by unveiling a bevy of 10 celebratory 28-bores. The limited-edition set will be...
Rigby’s New Objet d’Art Collection
John Rigby & Co. has always possessed a certain je ne sais quoi when it comes to style. Beginning in the flintlock era with...
Beretta 486 Parallelo El Tartarugato
Is the round-bodied side-by-side the slimmest, sexiest gun ever built? First introduced by John Robertson in the 1890s and, according to author Donald Dallas,...
Holland & Holland’s Clothing & Accessories Collection
Back when Chanel acquired Holland & Holland, some of the London gunmaker’s more conservative clientele viewed the company’s clothing designs as more appropriate to...
Fausti Classico WLM Hammergun
Italian hammerguns are rare, since the Val Trompia’s fine-gun trade didn’t fully evolve until after the development of the hammerless design. But one maker...
Purdey’s New Blades
Guns and knives have a long history. James Purdey and James Wilkinson were once rival gunmakers in Regency London, and both eventually earned royal...
Holland & Holland’s New Noble
Since 1883 Holland & Holland has called its best-quality gun the Royal. In a class by itself, the Royal has over the years incorporated...
New Basque Bests
Visiting Spain’s Arrieta & Arrizabalaga factory I probably spend more time thinking about fine shotguns than is healthy. London’s best side-by-sides and Italy’s luxury...
Longthorne’s New Quail Gun
For the better part of a century the long-barreled pigeon gun and the lightweight, sub-gauge quail gun have coexisted at opposite ends of the...
Guy de la Valdène 1944–2023
Guy de la Valdène, author and filmmaker, was perhaps more famous for the company he kept than the movies he made or the books he wrote.