asprey was building stalking rifles on mannlicher actions,,nice. boss had a block of wood and a hunk of steel which in 2-3years would turn into an incredible over under shotgun ,,i.m. crudgingtons of bath was building a 505 on a home built magnum mauser action for a middle east customer, j.wilkes shop was like going back in time,tho its been closed since ..william evans was another nice visit,,rigby was in blackfriars if i remember off the beaten track down a narrow street sort of a commercial area ,,yes i bought a gun case there ....paul