Leaning over, his eyes protected by goggles, Charles “Chuck” E. McManis’ hands move smoothly and in sync, a chisel in one hand and a gun in the other. He guides the humming chisel across the gun’s ...

Jim Downing prefers to call himself a craftsman, not an artist. But his intricately hand-carved renderings on Colts, Rugers, Winchesters and other fine guns have earned him clients from across the ...

Teacher, jeweler, engineering draftsman, Colorado hotel owner — Michael Dubber has applied himself to a variety of jobs through the years but a common thread pulled them all together. In its own way, ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - Jim Downing prefers to call himself a craftsman, not an artist. But his intricately hand-carved renderings on Colts, Rugers, Winchesters and other fine guns have earned him ...

The man behind the mustache teaches an old craft that takes patience, precision and a whole lot of practice. Jim Downing is the gun engraver. " Firearms today.... are ugly quite frankly," says Downing ...

Jim Downing's exceptional skill in gun engraving transforms firearms into works of art. Jim Downing, often hailed as the Van Gogh of guns, is renowned for his exceptional skill in gun engraving, ...

Sean McVicker is “packing,” but not in the usual sense. His tiny workshop is filled with ornately engraved guns ranging from long-arm rifles to pistols, their scrolled artwork visible under ...

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