Boss & Co: London's Oldest Gunmaker

Описание: Boss & Co is London’s oldest gunmaker and for over 200 years our craftsmen have made best guns and rifles. During the late 1800s and early 1900s Boss & Co became renowned for the latest innovation, quality and design in the gun world. To this day, Boss & Co continues to be privately owned and known as London’s finest gunmaker.

Circa 1920 Boss & Co produced a booklet to describe their guns to interested buyers. That booklet started with two paragraphs and remarkably, both statements remain as true today as they did in the 1920s, perfectly describing an ethos that has been steadfast in the company throughout its lifetime.

“We would say from the outset that we make only one grade of gun and have never placed a second quality make upon the market. This policy has enabled us to retain the services of the finest workmen in London, and to give them continuous employment. The advantages attending the production of best work only are manifold. There is no opportunity for the work of inferior men to be utilised in the economy of the workshop, which is frequently the case when more than one class of weapon is produced.

The owner of a Boss & Co gun has the satisfaction of knowing that he has the best gun that money can buy, and that no one has a better gun. The Boss & Co gun has, therefore, always a standard value whether new or second hand. Our output is strictly limited according to the amount of first class labour available.”

This video provides insights into the creation of a Boss & Co gun using methods perfected by our founder Thomas Boss who established the company in 1812, John Robertson who took charge in 1891 and many others who have contributed to our heritage.

In a world where gun making is increasingly performed with the assistance of machinery, and competitors owned by luxury groups have diversified into areas such as lifestyle clothing, Boss & Co continues as it always has, in private ownership making only Best Guns, using traditional craftsmanship and handmade construction.

Our forefathers worked for centuries honing the techniques required to guarantee a quality that can only be offered when a gun is handmade. These processes have been passed down from generation to generation and are used to this day at our London gun factory.
Boss & Co continues today in private ownership as it always has since its founding in 1812, as London’s oldest gun company. Today it is owned by Arthur DeMoulas a man with a long-standing knowledge and appreciation for the company.

With full workbenches and an extended team of master craftsman, the next stage of Arthur’s vision is to set in motion revitalising the excitement for innovation that was seen at Boss & Co during the late 1800s and early 1900s.