QUALITY MAKER**MINT BORE**C1800 Durs Egg London 16 Bore Flintlock Duelling Pistol With Sighted Damascus Steel Barrel. Sn 21546 16 Bore/gauge Muzzleloader

**QUALITY MAKER**MINT BORE**C1800 Durs Egg London 16 Bore Flintlock Duelling Pistol With Sighted Damascus Steel Barrel. Sn 21546 - 21546

Durs Egg (1748–1831) was a Swiss-born British gunmaker, noted for his quality pistols and for his company's production of the Ferguson rifle. Egg was apprenticed in Solothurn and Paris before establishing his own business in London in 1772. He was a contemporary of Joseph Manton, Jean Samuel Pauly and the uncle of Joseph Egg. When the famous gunsmith Durs Egg died in 1831 his Son John Egg took over the business operating at Haymarket London. In 1839 The business name reverted to Durs Egg at 4 Pall Mall London until 1854 then at 4 Colonnade Pall Mall from 1855 to 1865. This is a quality flintlock duelling pistol by Durs Egg. The pistol has steel fittings including butt plate, fore end block, cock fitted with flint, safety bolt & enlarged trigger guard for gloved hand. The pistol measures 15" overall & has a 9” Damascus steel barrel with blade fore sight and ‘v’ notch plate rear sight. The top of the barrel is signed ‘D. Egg London’ highlighted in Gold and there is a Gold band on the barrel at the breech. The smooth bore is near mint clean and bright. The original walnut stock has chequered panels at the grip. The pistol’s wood ram rod has a polished horn cap and steel worm tip. The cocking & firing actions work crisply. The price for this quality pistol by a prestigious maker includes UK delivery. NB No licence is required to own this antique flintlock pistol in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 21546

£1,175.00