Profile of The Star Gun Company

Colin Herriett

Colin was born in Tunbridge Wells Kent and this town, so full of history,  was where it all began.  As I child he would drag his father across fields to look at bumps in the ground and would have to walk every walkway and stair well of any castle that he could persuade his parents to visit.

This is something that he has never grown out of or tired of. His passion for artillery and architecture has evolved from his love of castles and of course history.

Now living in Cornwall, Colin is one of the few lucky people to have a licence that enables him to fire or preside over the live firing of black powder guns. This has given him the opportunity to most recently recreate the bouncing of cannon balls over water. He has also used shot for a recreation of the effects of cannon balls on ship walls, sails and mast. This has given him a rare insight into the workings of black powder artillery.

Colin is comfortable in front of the camera or in an advisory capacity on any production.

Colin can be contacted at:

Star House, Higher Road, Breage, Helston, Cornwall, TR13 9PJ, U.K. 

Phone: 44-(0)1326562908

or Email him at:

enquiries@starguncompany.co.uk