Manton, Master Gun Maker

[TFoley]

Hi Guys,
Thanks for the endorsements but I am infatuated with British guns and the Manton brothers have been my heroes for a long time. With respect to the documentary, I am very aware of that history although I don't think Joe Manton would be wearing a peruke in 1800. While I would love to speak with John or Joseph, I really would like to spend time with their foremen, their setter uppers, their lock makers, their barrel finishers, and their engravers. Those are my real heroes. The nameless men and a few women who made it all possible. A remarkable thing about the Mantons is they were born, raised, and apprenticed in Grantham. So were John Twigg and Robert Wogdon. And they all have direct and indirect connections to one gunsmith, Edward Newton. One little market town produced so much talent, including Sir Isaac Newton.

dave

And the UK's first female Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher.

 

[toot]

MANTON GUNS look like a piece of furniture, the woos is just phenomenal!!!