Celebrating Churchill’s
On the occasion of the company’s 125th anniversary.
The Godfather of Gun Engraving
The revolutionary influence of Ken Hunt By Douglas Tate xhibition guns are the new gold standard. One rarely can pick up a top-tier gunmaker’s...
F.lli Rizzini’s New Over/Under
High demand for the firm’s handmade side-by-side has slowed development of the over/under . . . until now.
Boxall & Edmiston’s Gun Builder
English gunmaker Boxall & Edmiston, which has been in the forefront of computer-generated design and manufacture while retaining elements of traditional crafts-manship, has created an online tool to create the ultimate custom gun.
Charles Gordon & His Guns
In 1884, when he came into his full inheritance, Gordon started collecting in earnest, ordering guns in profusion. Most were out-of-period muzzleloaders.
Greener’s “Watershed” Moment
Aside from the unique marketing moniker engraved on its rib it’s a pretty standard FH35 with a replacement stock, a few dings and a modest price.
ROBERT K. ABBETT 1926 – 2015
Inspired by the bucolic New England countryside, and using his knowledge of photography plus the skills he developed as an illustrator, Abbett developed his “impressionistic realism” style of painting and created the dog, wingshooting and angling images that would endear him to a generation of outdoorsmen.
William & Son’s New Shop
Much has been written about the death of retail, but William Asprey of William & Son has been quoted as saying that there will always be a future for stores that treat customers as “individuals.”
John Frederick “Jack” Rowe (1936 – 2015)
Jack Rowe, the Birmingham-born-and-trained gunmaker who had practiced his trade in the US since 1982, died June 12 at home in Enid, Oklahoma.
The Art Guns of Verney-Carron
French guns of the 17th and 18th Centuries displayed a superlative elegance and style that gunmakers of other nations sought to emulate. French firearms...
Beretta’s New Sparviere
Beretta has gotten into the driver’s seat with a gullwing gun of its own.
Skeletals in the Closet
(Photo courtesy of Philipp Ollendorff, www.jagdwaffen-ollendorff.com.) The bar-in-wood's beauty is in the eye of the collector By Douglas Tate To my knowledge, no art...