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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

Raick Frères

It is a hammerless type shotgun. The opening is done with the help of the top lever key placed above the breech. A Galand type slide safety is attached. The barrels are smooth 12-gauge and juxtaposed. The butt is shaped "in English", it seems to me? (No photos of the complete weapon!).The forearm is to push. The engraving in hollow background is animal on leaves of pompres.

The weapon bears the regulatory hallmarks of the Liège proofhouse, namely:

ELG* in a crowned oval: definitive acceptance post 1893.

Peron: inspection post 1853.

AD* : countermark of the controller post 1877.

12-65 in an omega letter: nominal caliber and casing length, in use from 1924 to the present day.

Lowercase letter f: Annual letter of 1927.

1Kg400: weight of the barrel capable of firing smokeless powders (smooth weapons) to the nearest gram. In use from 1924 to the present day.

Choke 18.2 18.3 : shocked guns : calibrated at 22 cm from the cylinder head. Used from 1924 to 1968.

The weapon also bears the following markings:

18232: serial number.

MADE IN BELGIUM: Belgian product!

Raick Frères Liège : Manufacturers Raick Frères, rue Jonruelle, 72 in Liège since 1905. They were still in the professional directory of Liège in 1950.

Appendices: some advertisements of the firm.

Raick Frères

Double rifle of hunting to percussion, to charge by the mouth. The unrifled bores are juxtaposed, of gauge 12 (18,2 mm). Locks ahead are with percussion, the hammers are external. The trigger guard is with volutes. The metal parts are engraved of foliage and animals. The stick out of wooden of walnut is of type “pistol” with box of starters with brass in the shape of bird. The rod is placed under the barrels.

Punches

This weapon carries the lawful punches of the proofhouse of tests of Liege, namely:

ELG on star in a vertical oval: final acceptance, of use of 1846 to 1893.

O, V and T under star: countermarks of the controllers post 1877.

Peron: inspection, of use of 1853 to our days.

18, 2: gauge in mm, of use of 1889 to our days.

Marks

RAICK BROTHERS LIEGE BELGIUM: manufacturer of weapons of Liège, house founded in 1807, LIEGE street Jonfosse, 72 (see the site).

F reversed R in a rectangle: mark this firm.

JS on the barrel: it is probably about the mark of a gunner of which I did not find the references.

III: mark of “équipors”.

53: serial number of the weapon.

198: ignored significance, perhaps does it act of a mark leaves by the gunner?

Appendices

Publicity of house RAICK Brothers.

Raick

Raick frères

Rue Jonfosse, 72 to Liège

Belgian bench test : 1895 – 1952.

By Herr

Raick Antoine, Liège erw 1859/62 "Fabricant".Brevet in 1860 and 1861 for the adaptation of a gun to percussion for the use of metal cartridges.

Raick Felix, Liege * 1814/ dead in 1871 "Fabricant".fils of Mathieu Raick. The firm of his/her father in 1866 begins again.

Raick Louis, Liege Ca 1840.

Raick Mathieu, Liege erw 1740.

Raick Mathieu, Liege born in 1784 and died in 1865. Father of Felix Raick. Bench in 1807 like "manufacturer". Sign starting from 1840 "Raick and Fils". Branch In Paris.

Raick Frères, Liege erw 1895/1922 "Manufacturer" Succeeds Felix Raick. Branch In London.

Raick & Fils, Liege Ca 1840/65.