Watson’s Smallbore Pigeon Gun
In the US we tend to think of live-pigeon guns in the narrowest terms. We mostly think 12 gauge. But what about smallbores? Mike...
Doug Tate is an Editor at Large for Shooting Sportsmanwith more than 350 articles published in the past 30 years. A British native, he attended the College of Art & Industrial Design, in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and has a keen eye for aesthetics, from a well-turned sentence to a well-filed gun action. He has been a longtime contributor to The Field, in the UK, and is the author of the books Birmingham Gunmakers and British Gun Engraving. He now lives in the Pacific Northwest.
In the US we tend to think of live-pigeon guns in the narrowest terms. We mostly think 12 gauge. But what about smallbores? Mike...
Smith & Torok has built a brace of 10-bores with both shotgun and rifle barrels called Dual Guns
We’re constantly being reminded of the slackening significance of brick-and-mortar retail, but there are exceptions. Holland & Holland’s London gunroom has been relocated to...
A revived Charles Lancaster has appointed a new US importer with a New York address
What happens when a gunmaker founded in 1784 adopts the micron-precision standards governing the aerospace industry? One answer is Gallyon Gun & Rifle Makers’...
Walter Clode, whose chairmanship of Westley Richards was an essential element in the revival of the British gun trade after the Second World War,...
Cosmi is now offering a new over/under by Italian design legend Ivano Tanfoglio.
Ivo Fabbri, the visionary who created the company responsible for the world’s most expensive shotguns, died May 8 at the age of 93.
Conceived as an exhibition-grade piece based on London being a world trading hub, the gun is inlaid with gold, silver and copper—representing the metals that were traded as currency.
Since the late 1990s Krieghoff has commissioned each year a special engraving project called “The Gun of the Year” that is unveiled at IWA OutdoorClassics, in Nuremberg.
British artisanal knifemaker Salient Knives is introducing into the US a collection of knives designed for the hunting, shooting and outdoor markets.
Purdey has created a commemorative 20-bore over/under that pays homage to Athol Purdey’s efforts.