VERNEY-CARRON

Verney-Carron is an armoury that relies on ancestral know-how. It is located in Saint-Etienne, the capital of the French army. The brand manufactures high-end hunting weapons, with beautifully designed lines and an impeccable finish. Verney-Carron has been awarded the Entreprise du patrimoine vivant label.

History. This armoury was founded in 1820 by Claude Verney who already relies on two centuries of gunsmith know-how. At that time, he won the first prize of the city of Saint-Etienne, capital of the French army, for his work on a rifle butt. Ten years later, he married Antoinette Carron, herself a gunsmith's daughter, and combined their two names to create the Verney-Carron brand. Shotguns and rifles are manufactured by craftsmen for many years, then the company absorbed the company Demas and became industrialized by opening the Atelier Verney-Carron in 2004. These weapons are made to measure, individually according to the customer's wishes and morphology.

The products. Verney-Carron specializes in unique pieces made with the rarest walnut blanks. Each personalized weapon bears the engraver's leg and signature, an artist's work done with a chisel on forged steel scales. Very high-strength steel barrels of the desired length, caliber of your choice and adapted to the type of hunting, custom walnut stock, personalized ornamental engraving on a hollow bottom, thin English, or soft cut... The manufacture also offers a wide range of shotguns and rifles manufactured in series as well as flash-balls.

Employment. A hundred employees spread over 6,000 m² of workshops.