A FLINTLOCK RIFLE BY TWIGG, LONDON

Circa 1770
With octagonal sighted barrel, flat bevelled lock signed ‘TWIGG’, figured walnut full stock with distinctive skeletal shoulder stock, brass mounts including trigger guard with stylised finial and pierced decorative elements, flush-fitting sideplate, and original brass-tipped wooden ramrod. Engraved silver escutcheon behind the barrel tang, overall length 104cm