Originally Posted By: LeFusil
Army & Navy guns are not "guild" guns. They were all built from raw forging, to the guns completion at the Webley & Scott factory in Birmingham.


Yes, those are guns with forged components mostly from Birmingham and some provincial trade. They are quality guns often found at reasonable price. Not being fancy or expensive one does not need to worry about stuff like seamless sleeving. You get what you see wonderful guns. The English name for European guild guns were Ironmonger guns mostly from Belgium. One good example would be clunker sold under name W. Richards as in not Westley Richards. Americans call such guns Hardware Store specials.

The proof of how great English game guns were does not come from Boss, Purdey, Holland, Churchill,....but from Demonworks aka Midland Gun Company in form of 5.5lb 12ga BLE 2.5" game gun. It is testimonial to their great gunmaking skill in barrel and action construction. I don't mind demons and I'm not afraid of going to hell.