We've compiled our favourites for the field.

1. Holland & Holland

Holland and Holland royal over and under shotgun

Royal over-and-under

£156,000 inc VAT

hollandholland.com

2. James Purdey & Sons

Purdey 12 bore side by side shotgun

12 bore side-by-side best gun

£146,400 inc VAT

purdey.com

3. John Rigby & Co.

rigby rising bite shotgun

The Rising Bite - Bespoke side-by-side sidelock ejector

From £79,000 exc VAT

johnrigbyandco.com

4. Westley Richards

Westley Richards shotgun

12g Hand Detachable Lock Shotgun

£64,500 exc VAT

westleyrichards.com

5. Karl Hauptmann

Karl Hauptmann triple side by side by side shotgun

Triple side-by-side-by-side, cal .410 or 28

€55,000 exc VAT

hauptmann-rifles.com

6. Perazzi 

Perazzi shotgun

MX12 SCO sideplate

From £37,360 inc VAT

ruag.com

7. AYA

Aya sfera shotgun

Sfera round action model

£13,800 inc VAT

a-s-i.co.uk

8. E. J. Churchill

EJ Churchill hercules shotgun

Hercules

£9,950 inc VAT

ejchurchill.com

9. William Powell

William Powell prestige shotgun

Prestige - Bespoke 12 bore with either 30” or 32” barrels

£8,495 inc VAT

williampowell.com

10. Beretta 

Beretta shotgun

687 EELL Classic

£8,025 inc VAT

berettagallery.com/london

11. Rizzini 

Rizzini regal de luxe shotgun

Regal 'de Luxe'

£6,120 inc VAT

a-s-i.co.uk

12. Zoli 

Zoli pernice shotgun

Pernice - Bespoke O/U round-bodied boxlock

From £4,900 inc VAT

edgarbrothers.com

13. Browning 

Browning Crown shotgun

B525 Crown 20g Special Edition

£4,895 inc VAT

browning.eu

14. Miroku 

Miroku high pheasant shotgun

High Pheasant II 20g Special Edition 

£4,199 inc VAT

miroku.eu