The Christian Hunter
Currently the Christian Hunter line includes a boxlock side-by-side and a sidelock over/under, and plans call for a falling-block rifle in the near future.
Fine Guns
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.
Ian Crudgington (1925 - 2015)
In mid-June the British gun trade lost one of its most knowledgeable and enduring craftsmen with the death of Ian Crudgington.
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...
Carl Russell & Co. Gunmakers
High-end gunrooms don’t open every day—in Great Britain or the US—so the debut of Carl Russell & Co. Gunmakers is news.
Making Best Barrels
We spend a lot of time with our heads stuck firmly in the wonky world of quasi-arcane craft gunmaking methods.
At a Premiere Gun Sale
In Rock Island, Illinois, with paddle in hand.
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...
RBL .410 Round-Action Game Gun
You get credit for shooting an expert’s gauge, but this little gun makes it easy.
Buying a Used Gun
Shooting: Armed with knowledge & tools for buying guns used By Chris Batha My father ran an antiques and curio shop in an old...