After William & Son have studied you shooting, specialist barrel makers and actioners begin their work while a stocker hand carves and shapes the richly grained walnut to create a gun as fitted to your form and fancy as a bespoke suit.
The hand engraving — not superfluous detail but the celebration of an ancient art and an integral feature of the finest guns — is done to your choice of design. Such is William & Son's commitment to making guns of the absolute highest quality that they only take on a few commissions a year. This is not something to be rushed. A William & Son gun is a serious investment in every sense but it is an investment in the most remarkable of objects; tool and treasure.
The Gunmakers Art
The mix of craft, artistry and precision tooling involved in making a William & Son shotgun is rare and exacting. Perhaps only the finest mechanical watchmaking stands compare. And as with watchmaking, that process, evident in a particular finish, a particular click or tick of moving parts, is never really complete. A gun of the highest quality continues to become itself as it is used and ages.
To find out more about William & Son guns, visit their store on Bruton Street, London or visit the William & Son website.
Watch 'The making of the William & Son shotgun' video here.
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