Ferdinand Hanquet
H in cursive letter does not say anything to me as such but be wouldn't (I do not have the weapon under the eyes well on) the mark H, makes of it a F with the back joined with a H and which is the mark of Ferdinand HANQUET?? (Registered with the proofhouse of LIEGE of 1872 to 1920)
GG
Ferdinand Hanquet
Shotgun to lock hammerless and key top of average quality. The barrels of gauge 12 (read so well) smooth and are chokes. Engraving is in the soft cutting of English type.
The weapon also carries the mark TOREADOR and Ferdinand HANQUET manufacturer of Liège which was registered with the house of tests of Liege of 1872 to 1920 before being absorbed by the Fabriques d’armes unies à Liège (see site).
The punch of the house of tests indicating the nominal gauge of the weapon was used only since 1924; there is thus a problem of date with that of the resumption of HANQUET.
It is very probable that the barrels coming from HANQUET and not used during fusion will have been used more tardily.
GG
Ferdinand Hanquet (with reserves)
Here is an early 1868 Galand, I believe it is a Navy model. The latch on the trigger guard is different from other Galands of this type, it does not have a protruding piece to the side to make it easier for the finger to grasp the latch. I was told that this made this revolver the earlier model.
This particular revolver does not have the "Galand" name nor "Paris" marked on the left side of the barrel as other Galands I have seen - who would have made this particular Revolver?
Here is the information I do have:
Belgian Galand Navy Model 1868 Revolver, cal 12mm Perrin, serial # 10491 barrel 127 mm, overall length 241 mm
Marks on cylinder: pre 1893 Liege proof, star/A on right side of action under cylinder: star/A on left-rear side of barrel: H
Richard
You magnificently made the turn of your weapon, it thus remains little to say some.
Famous arms manufacturer and excel commercial Charles François GALAND had a store street Hauteville, 13 in PARIS which was in fact only a deposit for the weapons that it made manufacture at lower cost in his factory of Liege street Vivegnis n° 280.
Thus the majority of its weapons are punched of the house of tests of this city.
It is also extremely probable that it sub-contracted with several colleagues of Liège because there are often differences in aspect and tolerances minor on his weapons of the same model
Let us add that it is also very probable that it was copied by these even which had already copied COLT, SMITH & WESSON etc .....
Previously, I put forth the assumption that H present on your weapon could be of arms manufacturer HANQUET. I was still not in measurement to confirm it, we will thus take information with prudence.
In appendix: copy patent of Galand 1868.
GG
