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. A gunsmith is a person who designs, builds, repairs or modifies firearms to blueprint and customer specifications, using hand tools and machine tools such as grinders and lathes. ... The Ferguson rifle was most likely the first breech loading rifle to be adopted by any organised military force. ...

Egg was apprenticed in Solothurn and Paris before establishing his own business in London in 1772. He was a contemporary of Joseph Manton and the uncle of Joseph Egg. The city of   (French: Soleure, Italian: Soletta) is the capital of the Canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Year 1772 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Joseph Manton (1760-1835) was a much celebrated British gunsmith who was to revolutionise sport shooting, vastly improve the quality of weapons and father the modern artillery shell Manton had a keen interest in guns from an early age. ...

Trivia

A pair of Durs dueling pistols are the subject of the mystery novel The Judas Pair. Dueling pistols are pistols of identical appearance, reliability and accuracy that were used in a classical duel. ...

External links

• Cased pair of 16-bore Durs Egg pistols, 1795 - www.johnsloughoflondon.co.uk
• Durs Egg reproduction flintlock - www.jedediah-starr.com