The Dream of Owning a Fine Engraved Firearm Can Be Yours

Imagine your favorite shotgun embellished with scrollwork… your favorite game bird on one panel, and your trusty dog on the other… Picture your Cowboy Action guns engraved in a turn of the century style with your alias as well… Or your cherished and relied upon Double Action engraved with scrolls, or maybe your badge…

Engraved Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns & More!

Michael Edward Gouse engraves all these and more. He’s engraved Broomhandle Mausers in Relief Oak Leaves, Single Actions with brands from the owner’s surrounding area, retirement gifts for Law Enforcement Officers with their names and badges, military themes for servicemen, personally meaningful mottoes in insets surrounded by engraving. (Some folks have quite a sense of humor!)

Whether they’ve never been engraved, or have some engraving already, your favorite shotgun can be embellished. You’ve always admired those fancy shotguns, and now you can upgrade your plain shotgun… add your favorite dog.. .exquisite scrolling…

Custom Engraving in the Tradition of History’s Masters

At the turn of the century, the names of Nimschke, Helfricht and Young signified mastery in the art of firearms engraving. Today, Michael Gouse specializes in fine firearms engraving after the traditions of these American masters as well as offering English or American Scroll,Germanic Relief, Arabesque, and unique custom design to your specifications.

Unparalleled Quality at Affordable Prices

Michael Gouse is factory engraver for High Standard, Lone Star Rifle Company, Ballard, Triple M Gun Works, American Hunting Rifle, and custom shops such as Oglesby & Oglesby.

We offer Letters of Authenticity attesting to the fact that Michael Gouse (who is, and always has been, the Sole Engraver for Gouse Freelance Firearms Engraving) personally engraved your firearm.

Follow the links to view pictures of custom engraved fine firearms including pistols, rifles and shotguns throughout this website. Check out the Engravers Album and guns for sale to see a cross section of Michael’s custom engraving work.

This lovely Colt Single Action is engraved in a Nimschke style.

This Walthers is Relief Carved in Oak Leaves and Acorns. In relief work, the metal outside the design element is carefully removed. This gives you a raised and framed design which is then highly detailed.

This Henry is covered in elegant American scroll work with design framed initials.

You Can Have Personal and Meaningful Heirlooms to Pass on to the Generations to Come

New Firearms to be engraved can be ordered for you at Dealer Cost (+Shipping). Must be shipped to an FFL. If you don’t have a Federal Firearms License and one is required, please contact your local firearms dealer and we will ship to them.

Call Gouse Freelance Firearms Engraving at 406-363-0254 or contact us online to inquire about your own custom engraving work.