Engraved
Göring’s Platinum Lugers
There are a lot of guns out there attributed to German leaders and politicians of the Second World War. Many of these are completely specious, and many more are true simply because these men had […]
Engraved
Antiques
Napoleonic Sphinxes: A Magnificent Boutet Carved Pistol Set
Lot 252 in the September 2020 Premier RIA auction. Nicolaus-Noël Boutet is one of the most significant gunsmith artists in the world. He was the “directeur-artiste” of the Manufacture d’Armes de Versailles, set up in […]
Engraved
Pistols for Royalty: the Mannlicher 1900 Standard and Magnificently Engraved
The model 1900 was a transitional pattern of Mannlicher pistol, intended to be an improvement over the somewhat clumsy and underpowered Mannlicher 1896. Only about 250 of them were made, with an eye towards military […]
Engraved
Walther Q5 “Arabesque”: Art in the Form of a Match Pistol
Engraved pistols are not just the domain of antiques; they are being made right now, on the most modern platforms. This is the “Arabesque”, a project between Walther and Bottega Incisioni Giovanelli. The base gun […]