Aya Orvis Uplander 20 Gauge Shotgun

Miguel Aguirre and Nicolas Aranzabal journeying to Barcelona, Spain, to apprentice under German gun maker Eduardo Schilling—eventually founding Aguirre y Aranzabal in 1915, or we as commonly refer to it, AYA shotguns. The unique nature of this whole story is partly held in Basque culture, a region of Spain that was culturally oppressed for a large portion of the 20th century after the Spanish Revolution ended in 1938. The regional dialect was forbidden and had since faded from the local population, but the food, wine, and other parts of the culture remain strong today. Despite a cultural block on the region by dictator Francisco Franco, the upper-class culture of fine guns and hunting survived, allowing AYA shotguns to continue its place in fine gunmaking. This gun is a beautiful example of that craftsmanship. It's only flaw is some surface pitting on a small area of the top of the left barrel.