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
Monisse Joseph Charles
Shotgun hammerless to juxtaposed barrels and central percussion. Locks are of type “ahead”. The system of opening is with key “Top Lever”. Safety is with slide of the Galand type. The forearm is with push rod. The oval trigger guard protects the two curved triggers. The stick in walnut is worked “with English”. Engraving is known as “in rollers”.
The weapon carries the lawful punches of the proofhouse of Liege, that is to say:
ELG* in a crowned oval: final acceptance post 1893.
AH* and T*: countermarks of the controllers, of use of 1877 to 1968.
PV surmounted of a stylized lion: test with the powder without smoke, of use of 1898 to 1968.
Peron: inspection, of use of 1853 to our days.
12-65 in the letter omega: gauge nominal and length of the casing, of use of 1924 to our days.
Letter “o”: yearly letter of 1936.
18.4 Choke 18.2: chokes barrels: gauged to 22 cm of the breech. In use of 1924 to 1968.
1Kg249: weight of the barrel which can draw from the powders without smoke (weapons smooth) except for the gram. In use of 1924 to our days.
EL in English letters: provisional test, of use of 1852 to our days.
The weapon also carries the following marks:
968: number of the weapon.
ACIER NICKEL (NICKEL-PLATED STEEL): type of steel used for the barrels.
RM engraved on the trigger guard: Probably initials of the 1st owner.
J. CH.
MONISSE in LIEGE:
mark of the manufacturer
Joseph Charles Monisse
street Renardi in Liège. Registered voter with the proofhouse of 1922 to 1951.
L. Smeets : engraver of Liège represented on our website : Smeets
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