Egg

This is an exquisite little double barrelled pistol of good quality and very similar to the “Baby Egg” genre of single trigger pocket pistols which were popular in the first quarter of the 20th Century.
This pistol features 2.7/8” barrels with a single trigger and full external springs and is virtually identical to the Durs Egg “Baby” featured on the cover of the April 1989 Issue of Guns Review magazine which contained an article on these interesting little pistols over two months. I will send copies of these articles to the buyer of this pistol.
This particular pistol is engraved W Morgan who could be the William Morgan who was recorded at 106 Broad Street Reading in 1829. The quality of this pistol is excellent and matches Egg or Tatham so could possibly be the progeny of a famous manufacturer. The bore of this tiny pistol is approximately 120 bore. As can be seen from the photographs the pistol is in very good condition and is a splendid example of a small defensive flintlock.
Examination by an Egg specialist has confirmed the pistol was manufactured at the Egg workshops.

Code: 50230