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Gunsmiths Corner at Moira Demesne
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 Gun
Stocking
One of the most popular attractions at the 2010 National Countrysports
Fair was
the inclusion of a Gunsmith's Corner where some of the
country's top gun finishers and engravers demonstrated
their skills. The art of gun making has all but died
out in Ireland but in England & Scotland there still are
artisans who ply their trade in this specialised field.
Gunstock maker and re-finisher, Ian Summerill, will be
on hand over the weekend to discus stocking and
re-finishing work and will have samples of his work
with him. A
renowned gunmaker in the finest English tradition, Ian
works for many of the most famous English gun brands.
Based in Tickenham in North Somerset, he is a specialist
gun actioner and stocker.
He
started his apprenticeship at C J Tovey in 1971 and
moved to I. M. Crudgington's of Bath in 1973 where he
worked for 20 years. before moving to George Gibbs in
Bristol. He then worked for Roxton's in Cirencester and
moved back to Crudgington's until 2008 when he started
his own workshop.
Ian is now a reqular at the Northern Ireland's top
country sports fair, the National Countrysports Fair and
the
Ballinlough Castle Country Fair. He writes for
Countryman's Weekly and runs country sports TV on
Youtube.
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 Traditional
Engraving
Complementing
Ian Summerill on the Gunsmith's Corner at the national
Countrysports Fair in Moira Demesne will be Master Engraver Barry Green from
Essex who will be joined on the stand by two lady engravers
who are apprentices in the engraving trade.
Barry is one of a number of Master Engravers working in GB
with commissions from many of the major English gun
makers. His work is highly prized and adds that extra
aesthetic quality of shotguns and sporting rifles.
Barry will have a number of gun actions from his workshop
in Essex with him and the trio will demonstrate the
engraver's art in Gunsmith's Corner.
Barry Green will accept commissions and have a
portfolio of his work available to view on the stand.
Ian and Barry will be located on Gunmaker's Corner which
will form part of the Countryside
Alliance Ireland stand at Moira Demesne |
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