Malcolm Appleby

Malcolm Appleby, the engraver and metalsmith who engraves guns as animals and canvases for his fantasies as well as an amazing array of other things– objects, drawings, and more— is probably best known for his Raven Gun in the Tower of London, though I wish they would display it better, not in a dark inaccessible …

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Gun Butts

Not art photography but: the Ithaca NID 16 gauge, my “Elmer Keith” gun, is back with an authentic 30’s- era Art Deco “Rising Sun” butt pad- wouldn’t have one without it. And the perfect little 20 is also back from Beretta in NY courtesy of Andrew Campbell, with a leather- covered pad that makes it …

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