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This list is not inclusive.
There are many more gun makers from many more countries.
This list is intended to provide only the very best makers whose
reputation by itself increases the value of the guns:
| ENGLISH |
Famous for: Setting the Duelling Pistol standards |
| Durs
Egg |
Longest in the trade,
Progressive, Quality, Employed under Twigg, 3 Patents |
| Joseph
Egg |
Quality, Copper percussion
cap, Nephew to Durs, 5 Patents |
| Joseph
Griffin |
Major transitional
contributions, Quality, Employed under John Maton |
| John
Manton |
Dominated trade for a
cycle, Innovative, Quality, Employed under Twigg, Heavier barrels,
Platinum touch holes, Spur on trigger guard, Scratch rifling, 4 Patents |
| Joseph
Manton |
Dominated trade for a
cycle, Innovative, Quality, Financial difficulties, Employed under John
Manton, Platinum touch holes, Scratch rifling, 12 Patents |
| H.W.
Mortimer |
Volume, Quality, Saw-handle
style, introduced trade labels |
| Henry
Nock |
Patent breech, Nocksform
barrel, Quality, 2 Patents |
| James
Purdey |
Quality, Final target
pistol style, Employed under Joseph Maton, 1 Patent |
| John
Twigg |
“Father”, Curved slab
butt, Octagonal barrel, Half stock, Quality |
| Robert
Wogdon |
Transitional contribution,
Unique barrel designs, Quality, Never used label |
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| FRENCH |
Famous for: Setting Duelling standards, beautiful
sets |
| Gastinne
Renette |
Paris, Quality, very
elaborate sets, finely engraved |
| LePage |
Paris, Quality, very ornate
sets, sets that delighted Napoleon |
| Nicolas
Boutet |
Versailles, Quality, last
word in elegance |
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| GERMAN |
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| Kuchenreuter
Family |
Quality, Regensburg |
| Andreas
Schmidt |
Quality, Berlin |
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| AMERICA |
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| Simeon
North |
Quality, Middletown,
Connecticut |
| J
Lomaster |
Quality, York, Pennsylvania |
| James
Haslett |
Quality, Baltimore, Ohio |
| R.
Constable |
Quality, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania |
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| BELGIUM |
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| Augustus
Francotte |
Quality |
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| PRAGUE |
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| Lebeda |
Quality |
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| VIENNA |
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| Contriner |
Quality |
| Nowotny |
Quality |
| Pirko |
Quality |
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