A Flintlock Overcoat Pistol signed Twigg.
A Flintlock Overcoat Pistol signed Twigg. With sighted octagonal barrel, stamped with Birmingham proofs at the breech, border engraved steel tang decorated with foliage. Border engraved stepped, bevelled lock, signed ‘TWIGG’ full-stocked in walnut with brass mounts comprising trigger guard decorated with a sun burst and a stylised pineapple finial. Replacement horn-tipped ramrod. In clean condition and working order.
TWIGG
John Fox, born Grantham, Lincs., 1732 Gunmaker, Angel Ct, Charing Cross, 1755-60; 132 Strand (opposite Catherine Street) 1760-76; Piccadilly, 1776-90. Warehouses, Little Somerset Street. 1771; 30 Cornhill, 177; George Yd., Tower Hill, 1779. Contractor to East India Co., 1772-89. In partnership with John Bass from 1788. Died 1790.
Howard L. Blackmore (1986) Gunmakers Of London, 1350-1850. George Shumway Publisher. USA.
Dimensions:
Bore: 20 Bore
Barrel Length: 5 Inches (12.70 cm)
Overall Length: 9.5 Inches (24.13 cm)
