Welcome to the Firearms Engravers Guild of America (FEGA)
FEGA is the world’s foremost authority and organization for firearm engravers and hand engraving enthusiasts.
FEGA was founded in 1981 by a group of engravers whose desire it was to provide a place to exchange ideas and knowledge about the craft. Over the years, FEGA has grown and expanded into a network of artisans who have
devoted their careers to the art of engraving. Our mission is to advance and promote the art of engraving on firearms and other metal canvases.
We work to provide opportunities for engravers to share information and techniques, improve individual skills, network, troubleshoot problems, to raise public interest, and promote the art of hand engraving on firearms and the wide spectrum of metal canvases you may come across.
FEGA is for everyone and is not limited to only hand engravers or only gun engravers. We are a guild that welcomes everyone from people who are admirers of the art form, to people who are new to and interested in learning engraving, to people who want to advance the skills they already have, and for those who want to teach and share their knowledge with others.
Today, FEGA has a variety of members from all over the world who all have one major thing in common – they appreciate the time and skill involved in hand-engraving firearms and other types of metal canvases, whether it be
knives, jewelry, lighters and beyond. We welcome you to join our guild and become someone who can keep the old ways alive.
Quarterly Magazine
Firearm engraver or collector, hand engraver of one genre or a variety, teacher or student first discovering this amazing art, there is a place for you in FEGA. FEGA publishes the “Engraver” magazine, a resource for and about firearm engravers and hand engraving. A quarterly full glossy 32-page magazine crammed full of how-to articles, along with engraver profiles and projects. It is the only publication in the world devoted solely to the art of hand engraving.
Our Website
FEGA also maintains a historical database that includes hundreds of engravers, past and present. This database is continually being updated for future generations.
This website provides the public and FEGA members with resource materials, information about the Guild, and a shopping facility to purchase a variety of items that can educate professionals and students alike in the art of hand engraving. DVDs of past educational seminars covering a wide range of topics, plus books, resin castings of actual engravings, and miscellaneous items.
Annual Convention
For FEGA members, engravers, collectors, and the general public, FEGA also hosts an annual convention and exhibition, providing an opportunity to view some of the world’s finest engraved custom firearms. This event also offers attendees a chance to network with one another. As part of this, we have set aside a day for seminars that cover a range of hand engraving topics. Everyone is welcome to attend these as they are free.
There are also annual awards that allow FEGA members to compete in at the annual exhibition/convention. The level of work presented is outstanding in all categories. There is also an incentive program that provides a grant, which gives the opportunity for FEGA members to display for the first time at our annual convention.
FEGA also has a school program where students at various schools around the USA can be given some resource material in school packs.
Planning for the Future
We plan to make FEGA even more pertinent to the continuing education of our members and the general public. We also plan to guide the rest of the world in recognizing the fine art of firearm engraving and hand engraving in general. We welcome your help in shaping the future.
Master Engravers
The FEGA Master Engraver certification is for those hand engravers who wish to be acknowledged amongst their peers for excellence in engraving. It is open to all FEGA members.
Enjoy the beauty of firearms engraving…
There is a place for everyone in FEGA who is interested in the beautiful art of firearm engraving and hand engraving in general. Hand engravers, collectors, artists, craftspeople, metalworkers, and scrimshanders, professional and student, all have their place within the Guild. American and international, all are welcome because there is something for everyone.
We invite you all to join the Firearms Engravers Guild of America today.
