Jansen Adolphe
JANSEN, Adolphe, sometimes spelled JANSENS or JANSSEN - arms manufacturer, manufacturer of weapons of His Majesty King Rue of the Madeleine, 27 in BRUSSELS into 1908/1909.
The registers of the proof house of LIEGE announce its inscription to several successive dates is 1859 to 1884 - of 1885 to 1890 - of 1891 to 1931 - of 1939 to 1958.
It is obvious that the company which evolved over more than one century kept the name of the founder like corporate name.
The interested party deposited various patents in Belgium, nine of 1843 to 1867, bearing on pistols undertaking without powder, of the improvements to the pistol-revolvers and rifles LEFAUCHEUX etc.
Rifle of King Léopold.
Superb shotgun to central percussion about 1865 to 2 Damas barrels by Jansen, harquebusier of the court in Brussels, it is entirely encrusted with gold wire into “rinceaux” and is decorated figure of the King.
It was offered by the King to a prince of blood.
On sale at "MAGAZIN ROYAL"
Adolphe Jansen
Little riffle or Warnant type
Jansen A.D.
Still a wonder!!
Jansen A.D.
A marvelous mechanism!!
One pushes on the small spoon to the top, one makes swivel the spatula and the unit swivels with the entirety of the breech!!
The hammer does not strike anything the whole, it is only used to arm an internal striker (central percussion).
Overall length 115cm, length gun 73cm, boring gun 10mm stripes hair.
Alain
Many thanks to the "ROYAL ARMY MUSEUM" Bruxelles and especially the section "ARMES PORTATIVES".
(N° identification : F218/175sup Collection of "Comte de Ribaucourt")
JANSEN Adolphe
Pistol with piston with single shot.
The weapon was manufactured by JANSEN Adolphe, harquebusier of the King, street of the Madeleine, 27 in Brussels (Proof house of Liège 1859/1884) and the house will continue to exist until 1958 under various corporate names.
JANSEN deposit nine Belgian patents whose pistol of shooting without powder, it perhaps acts of this weapon?
GG
