ACGG Firearm #17

The .404 African (2002)

American Custom Gunmakers Guild Firearm Project Number 17 - .404 African

The #17 ACGG Firearm, a .404 Jeffries, was designed as a serious dangerous game rifle. The craftsmen designed a firearm similar to what might have been commissioned by a young British civil servant heading to African in the early days of the 20th century.

Metalwork: Steve Nelson
Stockwork: Charles Worthing
Engraving: Robert Hughes
Case by: Marvin Huey
Knife: Keith Kilby

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Photography by Mustafa Bilal of Turk’s Head Productions, Inc.

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