Gavin Gardiner has grown up around guns and is now one of the UK's top Vintage Sporting Gun experts. He first worked for Sotheby’s in 1982 helping with weekend viewing of a Sporting Gun auction while still at School. He has been involved in almost every Sotheby’s Sporting Gun auction since. His passion became a full time job in 1987. He has been involved with many memorable auctions over the years, including Sotheby’s sales in New York and Geneva as well as the renowned Gleneagles auction that has remained the market leader in this sector for over twenty years. His knowledge means he is sought after by those wanting to buy or sell classic and vintage sporting guns and he remains a consultant to Sotheby’s worldwide.
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Why in the name of Jesus H Christ would it take five years to build a gun? Do Baikal fuck about like this? How about Yildiz motherfucker? Price doesn't make a difference to performance as far as shotguns are concerned. I've got two SPZME's. We rein together 👑
Grandiosa Escopeta como todas las inglesas Que puedo decir !!!Ya se dijo!!!todo !! Espero ver muchos más videos sobre estas VERDADERAS MARAVILLAS DE LA MECANICA ARMERA
Gavin, I live in the States. Frankly I don’t care for our side by sides. I’m in the market for a good condition English side lock. I would like to buy from you but on this side of the pond I can’t get a straight answer with regards as to how one would get it imported. The few English guns in our market are overpriced not so great examples.
Goodness what a fine rifle. It is for pieces such as this, that I find the auction prices surprising. Not just a superlative item, but with a supreme provenance, and at a time symbolising the approaching peak of imperial power. It is hard to think of a more significant narrative mix.
I feel that it may be timely to point out that all so often, and as our eye is instinctively drawn to the engraving, we do need to bear in mind that ornate and often ostentatious engraving, is used to cover flaws and errors of manufacture. H.J.Hussey, a man of considerable skill, often supplied his guns with the barest minimum of engraving, and as The Watts gun in Gavin's informative piece, the maker concentrated on the standard of his workmanship and a great many of these guns should really demand a premium, such is the quality of the gun itself. As we age, our tastes are perhaps redefined and I'm finding some of the early and relatively plain work, or those game scenes which are often described as being 'naive', of ever greater charm, and of the time. I'm also acquiring an aversion to the practice of applying lip-stick to a pig, but that's another matter! Another excellent short film from Gavin Gardiner showing the different aspects to what makes a gun.
Dear All, I have a 12 bore gun Grand Prix Long range gun model 'F' 36" double barrel, 3-1/4 Chamber, both barrel choke Made in Birmingham & England Can you tell me when it was made? Is it an antique gun?
I wood like 1 if the things get better snd I don’t end up on follow again and managed to keep my work can you heip me get A good condition one say in Scotland and enjoy going out to do a bit of shooting
Excellent channel, I have had to fight through a bit of youtube dross in my quest for research (I am writing a novel with some old sporting guns and rifles in), but it's well worth it to get here, fantastic, pertinent stuff with no nonsense.
