"Twigg" Rifle

John Twigg was a gunsmith who worked in London during the late 1700's. He turned out some of the finest guns of the time, especially during the period from 1775 - 1790.

This gun is a representation of a rifle that was part of the "Packington Collection" as shown and described in the book "Great British Gunmakers  1740 - 1790. The history of John Twigg and the Packington Guns". This book was written by W. Keith Neal and D. H. L. Back.

The rifle has a walnut stock, .54 caliber, 31 inch D-weight barrel, a Davis Twigg lock, and Jim Chambers' thimbles.The hardware is steel.  The styling of this rifle is  typical of a British sporting rifle from this time period.  The gun I copied was originally built in 1779.

Due to the short heavy barrel, one might worry about the gun's balance. In fact this gun feels wonderful in the hands and holds as steady as a rock. It is my personal deer hunting rifle and performs quite well in the field and at the range. It is a joy to carry and shoot.