Gunsmiths

thumb|300px|Re-creation of part of a gun shop in Harpers Ferry Armory from the 1850s (photo circa 2015) A gunsmith is a person who repairs, modifies, designs, or builds guns. The occupation differs from an armorer, who usually replaces only worn parts in standard firearms. Gunsmiths do modifications and changes to a firearm that may require a very high level of craftsmanship, requiring the skills of a top-level machinist, a very skilled woodworker, and even an engineer. Gunsmiths perform factory-level repairs and renovations to restore well-used or deteriorated firearms to new condition. They

French gunsmith (1802–1852)

German weapon designer and manufacturer (1838-1914)

French Army officer (1804–1879)

English typographer and gunsmith (1692-1766)

German firearms designer (1844–1924)

Swiss gunsmith

Gunsmith, inventor (1819–1894)

German gunsmith (1858–1915)

Historically, an armourer is a person who makes personal armour, especially plate armour. Historically, armourers were often men, but women could also undertake the occupation: for example, Alice la Haubergere worked as an armourer in Cheapside in the early 1300s, and in 1348 Eustachia l’Armurer was training her husband's daughter, likely in the field.

German weapon designer (1834–1882)

British Army officer

French inventor, gunsmith (1746–1834)

Swiss-born British gunmaker

French painter (1560-1634)

English gunsmith and gun rights activist

Belgian inventor (1783-1868)

Gunsmith from France (1761–1833)

Spanish gunsmith (1808–1898)

Inventor of Baker Rifle

British gunsmith

Irish gunmaking firm