John Rigby and Co (Gunmakers) Ltd

Registered 1900. Established c. 1775, Rigby is the third-oldest gunmaking company in the world. Famous in the 18th and early 19th centuries for its dueling pistols, fowling pieces, blunderbusses and long-distance match rifles. Later teamed with Mauser to build and distribute their guns in England and the colonies. The company was sold outside the family in the 1960’s and with brief American ownership it has now settled back in London. Dissolved <1948. Company number 67984
Capital £10,000 in shares of £10.