In a departure from my usual work restoring old guns, I have been asked to make two new shotguns.
They will be built on the Holland & Holland self-opening system.
The first is a 20-bore, the second a 12-bore.
The guns will be made entirely in England, entirely by the best craftsmen at the top of their trade and project managed by me.
I will post regularly so you can see the project taking shape. I think it may be of interest to many readers.
I'm not concerned about any of the standard gunmaking jobs and how to get those done right. The engraving style is the thing that has me most excited and nervous - I want to make it exceptional without being loud and shouty. I'll be drawing heavily on favourite guns from the past as inspiration. We will certainly not be going for the modern fashion of bold scrolls with a bulino game scene.
