Four-Barreled Rifle-Shotgun

Johann Fanzo is a famous Australian firearms manufacturer. One very unique and a state-of-art shotgun they have manufactured is a four-barreled rifle-shotgun. Personally, I have never seen a firearm that combines a rifle and a shotgun with four barrels, let alone the extremely fine design and fascinating engravings.

The firearm is being called the vierling, which is a German word that stands for four barreled break action firearms. Johann Fanzo decided to create this vierling as request from a US customer. The entire process of designing and manufacturing the vierling took around 6 years, and by 2018, it was finally made.

Firearm manufacturing is something that requires extreme precision as a single mistake could end up in taking a life. Therefore, every single tiny detail matter. To produce something that requires extreme precision and have two different mechanisms (rifle and shotgun) in a single product is something I find very aesthetics because it means that whoever made it, they have thought about everything, literally everything. In my opinion, I find unique details and extreme precision to be something aesthetic because it reflects how I personally think.

The reason I choose this particular product is because it has a very beautiful appearance and engravings. The barrels have a nice metallic black colored steel that is finely machined with absolutely no imperfections. In addition, The wood has a very luxurious design and color with beautiful details and appealing finish. The wood selection, which I think is oak, was a perfect choice as it matches the brightness/darkness level of the barrels which gives a feeling of uniformity and smoothness. The overall design of the firearm is very dynamic and appealing to use.

Moving over to talk about the engravings, there is only so much I can say as I cannot express how gorgeous they are. From looking at them, you can realize right away that they are hand and custom made. As far as I know, a machine cannot create such a design with all these fine and intricate details. This makes it more beautiful as it gives it the value that someone dedicated his/her life to master this profession and spent hours and hours to come up with this design and execute it. The final engraving design cannot be categorized as matt or glossy, instead, it is something in between. I think this is very smart and aesthetic because the amount of details a person sees depends on how closely they look. The more you stare at it the more you fall in love with it.

In conclusion, I think extreme precision, attention to details, and handmade wood/metal engravings are beautiful and aesthetic. You cannot see it everywhere as only few and gifted people can achieve and combine these things which makes it special and unique.

All images source are from: https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2018/07/05/johann-fanzoj-vierling-four-barreled-rifle-shotgun/