Charles Haaken Fils
The weapon
It is about a revolver of pocket of the type CONSTABULARY freely inspired by the R.I.C., with central percussion and box frame.
The smooth cylinder is with 6 blows (non visible on the photographs).
The rifled bore is with 8 sides with a small front sight in half-moon.
The loading is practiced by the side door being raised using an internal spring.
Unloading is practiced using a metal rod with head of sliding nail in a guide integrated into the console and which is maintained by a small leaf spring.
The metal stick is covered with two squared plates out of wooden maintained by a screw and two rivet washers.
Punches
The weapon carries the punches of the proofhouse of LIEGE, namely:
A spangled: countermark of the controller post 1877.
R crowned: rifled bore, of use of 1894 to 1968.
ELG spangled ion an oval crowned: this punch is not visible on the photographs; it should be on the back face of the cylinder. It is about the mark of acceptance post 1893.
The manufacturer
CH in a circle: this mark is unknown for me but I put forth the assumption that it could be a question of the mark of Charles HAAKEN son, manufacturer of weapons in Liege, registered voter with the profhouse of 1859 to 1898. That however remains to be confirmed.
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