Sad news

[Jean Swanson]

A long time friend, Winston Churchill, pasted away a little over an hour ago. His health had failed to a point that daily existence was difficult

The engraving world will miss his excellence & talent.

Allan

[Stan Hillis]

Sorry for your loss, Allan. I felt the same way when Lynton McKenzie and Lew Sanchez passed.

[edgarspencer]

I'm very sorry to hear this. I knew that you were close to him, and always spoke of him with great fondness.

[Dean Romig]

What sad news Allan - Possibly one of the finest engravers and sculpters ever to have lived. I had never met him but through you I felt I knew him a little.

Tragic that he has left us.





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[Jeff K.]

I'm sorry to hear of his passing. I handled the 28 ga Parker he engraved last week at Jaqua's. It is an amazing piece of work.

[Mills]

Sorry to hear this news . . .

[todd allen]

A sad day for the fine gun community.

[ArtS]

When I was in college in 1967, I dreamed over a Gun Digest issue to the point to the point I wrote to Dale Goens and Winston Churchill asking as to their price of stocking and engraving a custom rifle. Being poor as a church mouse, there was no way of course. Sadly, I never persued this. It pains me to think back that at that time, I could have purchased a custom stocked rifle of the best French walnut and engraved by Winston Churchill for less than $1000. I ran across the letter from GOens just the other day. The work of both of them to this day strikes me as the perfection in style of what I want in a rifle.

[Bill Mullins]

I met Winston in the early 90’s at Corbin Park. He was a great engraver, sculptor, and story teller! He will be missed by all that had the privilege of knowing him.
I’m fortunate to have a bust of a Rocky Mountain Sheep head he did years ago.
He may be gone but his work will live on and be an enduring legacy to him!