Fine Guns

Final Julia’s Auction in Maine

Final Julia’s Auction in Maine

In many ways the end of an era, the auctions of Extraordinary Firearms and Sporting & Collector offerings at James D. Julia from March 21 to 23 will be the last gun sale to be held at the firm’s Fairfield, Maine headquarters.

Fausti XF4 Sport

Fausti XF4 Sport

Since 2009 I have reviewed Fausti shotguns five times and never been disappointed. The new Fausti XF4 Sport is just such a target gun. It is said to be a multi-discipline gun suitable for trap, skeet, sporting clays and FITASC.

Dan Morphy (left) and Jim Julia recently merged their auction houses.

Julia’s Merges With Morphy’s

On December 14, 2017, an era came to an end. That’s when James D. Julia Auctioneers merged with Morphy Auctions to create one of North America’s largest antique auction houses.

Fox A Grade

Savage Fox A Grade

Savage has just introduced a new Fox A Grade side-by-side. Let’s see where it stands for that famous name.

The Churchill XXV

The Churchill XXV

The mention of E.J. Churchill often conjures up discussions of the iconic Churchill XXV shotgun.

FAIR Iside 20-Gauge

FAIR Iside 20-Gauge

Since the company was established by Isodoro Rizzini in 1971, FAIR has been making guns in Marcheno, Italy, in the country’s famous Val Trompia.

A New White Over/Under

T.R. White & Co. Gunmakers has brought a new and entirely British-made over/under to market—and it is priced to be accessible to more sportsmen.

Henry Atkin 12-bore No. 768

Atkin’s ‘Holy Trinity’

Henry Atkin 12-bore No. 768 was rebuilt by English gunmaker Carl Russell & Co. before it was reunited with its two siblings.