About Durs Egg
Lived 1748 – 1831 (aged 82–83). Durs Egg was a Swiss inventor and gunsmith.
Durs Egg (1745–1822) was a Swiss-born British gunmaker, noted for his flintlock 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.
In popular culture A pair of Durs duelling pistols are the subject of the mystery novel The Judas Pair.
Durs Egg is a recurring minor character in the Wrexford and Sloane mystery series by Andrea Penrose.
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Who was Durs Egg?
Swiss-born British gunmaker
When was Durs Egg born?
Durs Egg was born in 1748 in Basel.
When did Durs Egg die?
Durs Egg died in 1831 in London.
What was Durs Egg's occupation?
Durs Egg was an inventor and gunsmith.
What nationality was Durs Egg?
Durs Egg was Swiss.
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