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
MANUFACTURE LIEGEOISE D’ARMES À FEU.
Shotgun with central percussion and breakage, which can be opened using the top key placed at the top of the breech.
The plates bear engravings of sheaves and rolls, as
well as the inscription “Manufacture
Liégeoise d’Armes à Feu – Liège – Belgium”.
The
weapon bears the statutory hallmarks of the Liège proofhouse, namely:
ELG* in a crowned oval: definitive acceptance after 1893.
Perron: inspection in use from 1853 to the present day.
12-70 in an omega: nominal caliber and length of the socket, in use from 1924 to the present day.
PV surmounted by a stylized lion: smokeless powder proof, in use from 1898 to 1968.
P.1K466 ??: gun weight capable of firing smoke-free powders (smooth arms. In use from 1892 to 1924.
Choke 18.4 – 18.3: choked guns: calibrated in mm at 22 cm from the cylinder head and at the mouth. In use from 1898 to 1910.
EL in English letters: provisional proof, in use from 1852 to the present day.
Lowercase letter “i”: Annal letter from 1930.
The weapon also bears the following markings:
ML crowned: this is the trademark of the Manufacture Liégeoise d’Armes à Feu.
ML crowned – Universal steel – ML crowned: Type of steel used.
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