John Rigby & Co

General information

Established c. 1775, John Rigby & Co. (Gunmakers) Ltd is the third-oldest gunmaking company in the world. With its reputation built on dueling pistols, fowling pieces, blunderbusses, long-distance match rifles, and double and magazine rifles and cartridges that became international icons, the Rigby name is synonymous with big-game hunting and fine and collectable firearms.

The company’s historic improvements to guns, rifles and cartridges have had a strong influence on shooting across the globe, and especially on hunting in India and Africa. Of particular note is the relationship between Rigby and Mauser, which led to one of the most successful magazine rifle designs in history, the Magnum Mauser action. Today, more than a century later, Rigby is proud to be collaborating once more with Mauser in building new Rigby hunting rifles.