Perdix supplies armourers, firearms, training and weapons effects to film and television productions across Wales, the UK and worldwide, backed by more than 30 years and over 1,000 credits.
From our base in St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan, we are the only Section 5 registered armourers in South Wales, a short drive from the studios and locations of Cardiff, the Valleys and the coast. That means no long-distance call-outs: a fully licensed armoury and an experienced crew who know Welsh productions, from Casualty and Pobol y Cwm to Under Salt Marsh.
Our Stoke Poges base in Buckinghamshire covers London and the home counties studios, so we can support your production wherever it shoots.
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From the first script read to the last foley session, one team handles every firearms need on your production, with safety at the top of the list.
We read your scripts for story and character, choose the right weapons for every scene, flag stunt builds, safety issues and continuity traps before you shoot.
Authorised weapons trainers who help cast handle firearms safely, confidently and convincingly on camera.
Full assessment of every firearms hazard on your production, from prep to wrap.
An extensive armoury of period, modern and specialist weapons, holsters, webbing and props.
Specially designed movie cartridges that give the right effect wherever you shoot, from the glare of the Jordanian desert to the darkened back streets of the UK.
Bespoke builds that bring your production designer's vision to life.
Advisers with real operational experience to make drills, tactics and kit look right.
Over 20 years of moving firearms for film legally and safely, anywhere in the world.
Full firearms foley and post-production sound support.
A few of the productions Perdix has supplied armourers and firearms for. Trailers are the official releases, embedded from YouTube.
Gangs of London · Sky · armourer supervisor
Havoc · Netflix · armoury supervisor
Young Sherlock · Prime Video · supervising armourer
Death Valley · BBC · supervising armourer
Our armourers come from military, police, engineering and film backgrounds. Every job is supervised by a director, with a crew picked to fit that shoot. All staff are vetted.
Rob founded Perdix Film Firearms over 30 years ago and has been an armourer, weapons supervisor, adviser and trainer to film and TV ever since, with more than 1,000 credits from Ultimate Force to Gangs of London. He holds the rarely issued Home Office Section 5 firearms licence.
A Senior Reserve Army Officer for more than 20 years, Rob has operational experience in Kosovo, Sierra Leone and Iraq, has advised the UN on peace support operations, directed close protection training for government ministries and designed blank-firing systems for UK police forces including SO19. He sits on the South Wales Firearms and Explosives Licensing Independent Advisory Group, and advises the Mark Milsome Foundation and the Assistant Directors Guild. He co-designed a unique sniper rifle, and in his limited spare time plays guitar in local bands. IMDb
Amanda trained the traditional way, loading magazines in freezing vans and cleaning AK47s in the Jordanian desert, and after more than 12 years in armoury is an experienced film armourer on productions from Doctor Who and His Dark Materials to Keeping Faith and Gangs of London.
She loves script breakdown and matching weapons to characters, champions more women in film armoury, and has taught and trained for ECOWAS at the Kofi Annan International Peace Training Centre in Ghana.
James served for twenty years as a British Army infantry officer, then worked for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and as a Senior Adviser and Lecturer for the US Naval Postgraduate School.
With deep experience of transnational-threat operations across Central and Southern Asia, West Africa and South-Eastern Europe, he is an excellent teacher and trainer, and the team's best coffee maker.
PJ is a film and TV armourer with our South Wales team, with recent credits on Uncle, The Lords' Day and Code Zero. He is also a 7th Dan Taekwondo Master.
Alongside his armoury work, PJ teaches mixed martial arts, close-quarter combat, self-defence and conflict management. He has taught armed and unarmed combat to everyone from children to elite military forces.
"Rob Partridge, our armourer, was such a leading guidance across the film."
"Thank you so much for your fantastic work. It was a pleasure meeting and working with you. I am 100% aware that your helpful, proactive attitude got us out of trouble more than once!"
Perdix Firearms is Home Office authorised to supply effects firearms to film and television production companies worldwide. Rob Partridge holds the rarely issued Section 5 licence.
Many firearms suppliers are insured, but their cover does not extend to film and television. Ours does: we carry specialist insurance written for film and TV production, covering our firearms, armourers and on-set services, so your production is properly protected.
Call or email for script breakdowns, quotes and availability.
St Athan
Vale of Glamorgan
Stoke Poges Range
Grays Park Road, Stoke Poges
Slough SL2 4HX