The Guns of Stephen Grant

A London maker on par with the greats

Looking back, the Great Depression both ended a period during which gunmaking technologies had advanced in leaps and bounds and began a period during which gunmakers fell on hard times. Of course some people shot through the 1930s in magnificent style, and Stephen Grant built guns for many of them. The company's competitors, however, were not always so fortunate. Current owner Ken Duglan says, "Grant, as a matter of deliberate policy, underwent a series of acquisitions of gunmakers who were having thin times, starting with Joseph Lang.

Do you like what you read? Subscribe to Shooting Sportsman»