The mastery of sport, competitive & defensive gunsmithing is a dying art. More and more, your neighborhood gunshop is simply sending your cherished firearms back to the manufacturer’s repair facility or custom shop, handing off to their non-specific gunsmith or to a bulk repair facility. You really have no input to the work being done, and more & more, your firearm comes back not quite as you had expected.

I am Adrian Jethro Canton, an experienced, long-time Master Custom pistolsmith, handgun authority,published gun writer, conflict armorer, PMC, & veteran of the intel community. Educated at the Colorado School of Trades in Lakewood, Co, and gov't facilities, I went on to specialize in competition & defensive/offensive handgun and sporting/defensive handgun repairs & modifications.
After positions at a number of high-end shops in Colorado, New York, Maryland, Wisconsin, and Florida as well as several government training facilities, I have done critical tuning, specialized modifications, repair work, and historic restorations. My client list includes:

Gen. Norman Schwarzkoph & his Protective Team
A litany of State & local Law Enforcement
FBI & various Federal Agents
Various SWAT & Special Operations Team Members
SEALs, SOCOM, Marine Force Recon, Delta, and other Special Reaction Teams
Critical Sportsmen & Defensive Shooters
Competition Shooters

Centrally located in Northern Vermont,your input is my most valuable tool.
Unlike many contemporary gunsmiths, most of my work is done completely by hand according to the client's specifications. My artistic mainstay is the repair, tuning, & custom building of 1911, S&W, SIG Sauer, & Glock platform handguns. A Canton "Custom StreetFighter" is the ultimate in concealable or duty, ultra-reliable, accurate firearms for the discriminating connoisseur, EP Series "J" frame 'Smiths are a professional LE or agent's backup dream, my tuned 1911's are simply an awesome tool in trained hands.


Full 1911 Services & Modifications
Full S&W Services & Modifications
Full Glock Services
Full Sig Sauer Services
Collector Firearms Repairs
Customer Spec Handguns
Revolver & Auto-Loading Tuning
Crisp, Light Trigger Jobs For Competition & Street
Mossberg M590A1 - 500 - 930 Repairs & Mod's
Street Reliability Tuning
Detail Cleaning & Lubrication
Major & Minor Repairs
Parts Fitting, Both Drop-In & Custom
All NFA Repairs
Hammer Bobbing / DAO Conversions
Stock & Grip repair
Museum Quality Restorations
Obsolete Firearms Parts & Ammunition Sales
Contemporary Restorations
General Repairs
Scope Mounting/Site-in
Full selection of High Grade Stock & Grip Refinishing:
Original 100 yr. old Shellac stock/grip Finish
Stainless Steel Polishing
New Shooter Orientation training
Master Pistolsmith Classes Taught




A. Jethro Canton Custom Pistolsmith
Swanton, Vermont
802.582.0555
Email:CustomCarry1911@aol.com