Some of the most beautiful work of this craftsman, and many others, are in this book “Liège Gunmakers through their Work. 1800 - 1950”.
For more detail see: LIEGE GUNMAKERS
Nicolas Lajot & Cie
Here is the model one of our "friend" Lajot.
The barrels were made by Jean FALLA (JF) with MARTIN SIEMENS steel.
So told me Andrea TOSCHI of the old gunmakers family R. TOSCHI & F.lli – Lugo di Romagna (Ravenna).
The letter theta (θ) gives us the year of manufacture of the weapon: 1953.
Gian Luca
Nicolas Lajot
It is about a shotgun to central percussion. Locks are “ahead”.
The hammers are external with the key of opening “Top Lever” placed between those.
The
weapon carries the lawful punches of the proofhouse of Liège, namely:
ELG* in a crowned oval: final acceptance post 1893.
S*: countermark of the controller, of use of 1877 to 1968.
EL in English letters: provisional test, of use of 1852 to our days.
M overcome of a stylized lion: optional test with the powder without smoke of mark M? (not identified).
Peron: inspection, of use of 1853 to our days.
16 C in a rhombus: gauge, of use of 1898 to 1924.
16.4/17.0: chokes barrels, gauged in mm to 22 cm of the breech and the mouth. In use of 1910 to 1924.
D= 70 m/m/18.7: Length of the room in mm and diameter in mm after optional test with the powder without smoke. In use of 1892 to 1924.
Max 2gr72 powder - 3O gr. leads (difficulties of reading of this punch) It acts of the loads for powder without smoke. In use of 1897 with 1903.Je that does not coincide with the chokés guns, I know am unaware of why!
The weapon also
carries what seems well to be a trademark to knowing
NL crowned and
spangled in a hexagon.
In any assumption this mark could belong to
Lajot Nicolas
(BE 1904/1906) street of Bayards, 38 in Liège specialist in rifles with hammers
for the shooting with the pigeons but that remains to be confirmed!!
GG
Nicolas Lajot & Cie
Here is a
magnificent juxtaposed shotgun with locks from Nicolas Lajot & Cie, engraved by
B. Gillet.
Markings:
Peron:
inspection, since 1853;
Lion on
PV:
test with the powder without smoke, in force since 1898;
ELG on
star in crowned oval:
acceptance, since 1893;
16-70 in
omega lying:
nominal gauge and length of the casing, in force since 1924;
B under
star:
countermark of a controller: it acts perhaps of Charles Roland, active with the
proofhouse of Liege between 1927 and 1959;
1kg195:
weight of the barrel, in force since 1924;
X: annal letter for 1945
JF: almost certainly the initials of the gunner Jean Falla S. A. ;
17. 1
choke 16. 9:
choked barrels, in force since 1924;
BF: not identified
The
engraver is B. Gillet.
Unfortunately, we didn't find anything on him.
GP with the help of HPH.
This rifle n° 15111 of Nicolas Lajot, was made
thanks to parts (locks and forearm) made by the Ets Britte.
Dirk DS
Nicolas Lajot & Cie
The weapon
It is about a rifle of small hunting of the hammerless type to safety with slide of the Galand type with key “top lever”.
The lock is square and is decorated like the shells with an engraving in sheets with vine branches.
The juxtaposed barrels are smooth and of gauge 28/70.
The forearm is with push rod.
The system of trigger under trigger guard is double.
The stick out of wooden of walnut is worked “English”.
According to catalogue N.LAJOT, this weapon approaches the model n° 1 (see appendix). There is no model 11 in the catalogue which I have. The gauge imports little, since the purchaser could choose his gauge preferred among the range of rifles!
Punches
The weapon carries the lawful punches of the proofhouse of Liege, namely:
ELG on star in a crowned oval: final acceptance post 1893.
P spangled: countermark of the controller post 1877.
Peron: inspection post 1853.
PV surmounted of a drawn up and stylized lion: test with the powder without smoke, of use of 1898 to 1968.
Small letter “g”: yearly letter of 1928 (year of manufacture).
28-70 in an omega lying: gauge nominal and length of casing, of use of 1924 to our days.
The manufacturer:
The knurled band connecting the barrels is marked N.LAJOT & Cie à LIEGE, which is the mark of LAJOT Nicolas street to the Horses, 33 in Liege, company registered with the proofhouse since 1925. He was patentee Belgian for a multiple barrel for shotgun.
13090: serial number.
SPECIAL POUR POUDRES PYROXILEES NITRO STEEL: indicative and optional mention indicating that the weapon is designed to use this type of sharp powder.
GG
