The AYA No 1 sidelock has always been the flagship of the range, modelled closely on the Holland & Holland design and with Purdey-type double underlugs, detachable locks, and articulated front trigger and chopper lump barrels. NumbersĪYA shotgun models are generally defined by their numbers. Even today the name is synonymous with uncompromising quality at prices to fit most pockets. From the moment the first imported AYAs started to appear they became a firm favourite and their popularity soared. The King brothers were impressed by the company’s willingness to learn what British shooters wanted. Their search for suppliers led them to Aguirre y Aranzabal, a gunmaking company in the Basque country. They were impressed by the quality of Spanish guns on offer and set up their own company called Anglo Spanish Imports to sell affordable but high-quality shotguns. The story of the AYA in this country started in 1958 when British brothers Andrew and Peter King were on holiday in Barcelona.

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These are not the models name that AyA uses, and therefore the need for this page since Guldman imported more or less the complete line of models (with some changes) but sold these under his own model-names. The most popular models were Hunters Gun or Shooting Star. Up to the mid 70-ties when the over/under replaced the side-by-side on most of the market AyA was one of the most popular brands in Sweden and Denmark. In the earlye years after 1950 Julius Guldman in Korsör Denmark founded a agency to import guns from AyA to Sweden and Denmark. Please - no questions about your old guns

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