Worshipful Company of Gunmakers

Forthcoming events. The Gunmakers' calendar includes:

  • United Guilds Service, St Paul's, 19 March
  • Livery Lunch, 1 April
  • Livery Lunch, 8 April
  • Court Dinner, 15 April
  • Court Meeting, 22 April
  • Rifleman day at Bisley, 29 April
  • Interlivery Clay Shoot, 19 May
  • Livery Lunch, 3 June
  • Midsummer Banquet, 10 June
  • Election of Sheriffs, 24 June
  • Livery Clay Shoot, 7 July
  • Court Meeting, 8 July
  • Livery Lunch, 15 July
  • Livery Lunch, 2 September
  • Wine tasting at Berry Bros, 21 September
  • Livery Lunch, 23 September
  • Election of Lord Mayor, 29 September
  • Court Meeting, 21 October
  • Nomination Dinner, 3 November
  • Livery Lunch, 18 November
  • Court Meeting, 2 December

News. The Gunmakers' Company publishes a newsletter: Lock, Stock & Barrel. Past issues (in .pdf format) include:

  • Winter 2010: Nomination of Paul Cort as Master, Richard Beaumont, Update on the Hall, Russell Wilkin goes elephant hunting
  • Summer 2009: Bill Blacker, Rifleman's Day at Bisley, Pancake Race, Ammunition Technology
  • Winter 2009: Nomination of Richard Purdey as Master, Dinner on the Victory, The Honorary Chaplain's life in Baghdad
  • Winter 2008: Nomination of Stewart Urry as Master, Announcement of GCCT grant to Watson Brothers, Gunmakers' visit to Gardone, the tragedy of the Pancake Race, a brief history of the machine gun.
  • Summer 2007: Announcement of the re-purchase of the Gunmakers' Hall, a history of the Proof House and Hall, results of the Interlivery Shoot.
  • Winter 2007: Nomination of Gilbert Archer as Master, a history of barrel wear and how to stop it, Nigel Teague's new cure for aging barrels, new rules of proof.