Durs Egg
Durs Egg (1748–1831) was a Swiss-born British gunmaker, noted for his flintlock pistols and for his company's production of the Ferguson rifle.
Durrs Egg | |
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| Born | 1745 Basle, Switzerland |
| Died | 1831 London, England |
| Occupation | firearms designer |
| Children | Ann Egg |
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.
In popular culture
A pair of Durs duelling pistols are the subject of the mystery novel The Judas Pair.
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