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Lebeau – Courally

In 1865, Auguste Lebeau, known as one of the best arms manufacturers of the Area of Argenteau (large suburbs of Liege) opens its own factory of shotguns of highest quality.

In 1896, death of Auguste Lebeau, Ferdinand Courally ensures continuity, he will be the author in 1931 of very known "the Weapons of Hunting and their Shooting".

In 1902, the firm takes the name of "Webley-Lebeau-Courally".

In 1919, Ferdinand Courally is withdrawn, the firm becomes a limited company ` SA Continental Auguste Lebeau-Courally "under the direction of English Philippe Reeve. About 1930 departure of the Rue Mosselman, 51-53 for the Rue Fond des Tawes, 17-21 (close to the bench of tests) At the beginning of Ph. Reeve, in 1956, the Lebeau-Courally house is repurchased by Joseph Verrees *, already manufacturer of weapons in Liege.

In 1982, with died of Joseph Verrees, his niece Anne-Marie Moermans-Ramakers, the direction begins again. She always currently assumes the perpetuation of the great tradition armurière inhabitant of Liège, in the field of the weapons of hunting of great luxury.

SA VERREES & Co - LEBEAU-COURALLY - Rue Saint-Gilles, 386, B-4000 Liege

* Joseph Verrees, bank clerk of 1930 to 1945, opens under his name his own manufacture in 1945. In 1949, it joins another manufacturer: Oste and they create the firm "Verrees and Oste", specialized in the construction of fine weapons.

In 1952, end of association with Oste, the firm becomes "fine Munitions factory Verrees & Co".

In 1954, transfer of the Company of the n° 99 to the n° 386 of the street Saint-Gilles.

In 1956, repurchase of "Lebeau-Courally".

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The creation of the house AUGUSTE LEBEAU goes up at 1866, one time or arms manufacture of Liège was in full rise.

Having obtained various successes in international exhibitions, this Master arms manufacturer of renon joins little before his death in 1898 to Fernand COURALLY who will succeed to him.

The shotgun of luxury was its speciality as the beautiful specimen reproduced above in photography proves it.

House LEBEAU-COURALLY exists always nowadays and is specialized in the weapon of hunting of great luxury.

Very beautiful part of great quality! Rifle juxtaposed of gauge 12, locks hammerless, key Top lever, engraving of foliage in hollow bottom, English stick.

PV surmounted of a stylized lion: test with the powder without smoke - use of 1898 to 1968.

D = 65/20.6: length of the chamber in mm and diameter in mm after the optional test with the powder without smoke - Use of 1892 to 1924.

1K 454.7: weight of the barrel which can draw from the powders without smoke (weapons smooth) Use of 1892 to 1924.

CHOKE 17.5/18.5: chokes barrels: cal. in mm to 22 cm of the breech and the mouth - use of 1910 to 1924.

The mark Auguste LEBEAU Fabriqué in Liege is very explicit with this subject. The interested was until its death associated with Ferdinand COURALLY (Death in 1896). The house exists always nowadays; it acts of one of the last bastions, most prestigious, of arms manufacture of Liège.

COURALLY Breveté indicates that the weapon was manufactured after the death of LEBEAU is between 1910 and 1924.

Compressed steel OF WAHLREYNE (with tin) stamp of origin, indicates the type of steel having been used for manufacture of the barrels, it acts of a first choice!