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
Saive Joseph
It is
about a shotgun of the hammerless type to central percussion. The barrels of
steel are juxtaposed and gauge 16. The opening (crack) is practiced using the
key “Top lever” placed in top of the breech. The forearm seems me to be with
push rod. The stick in walnut is of “pistol” type.
The weapon carries the lawful punches of the proofhouse of LIEGE, namely:
ELG* in a crowned oval: final acceptance post 1893.
Spangled letter Q: countermark of the controller post 1877.
Peron: inspection, of use of 1853 to our days.
PV surmounted of a stylized lion: test with the powder without smoke, of use of 1898 to 1968.
16-70 in the letter omega: gauge nominal and length of casing. In use of 1924 to our days.
1Kg415: 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.
D crowned
on the barrels: mark of the manufacturer of guns of rifles
Delcour
to Nessonvaux.
Letter y: yearly letter which could be the letter lambda of 1954. (Provided).
The
weapon also carries the following marks:
J. Saive
armes Liège
: it is about the mark of the
Manufacture
Générale d’armes J. Saive à Liège Belgium
street Theodore Schwann, n° 10. Registered with the profhouse of 1919 to 1957.
The house had been founded in 1893. It will be put in liquidation in 1963 and
will be taken again by
Peeters Louis.
This firm deposited two patents.
Le
National:
it is probably about the specific mark of this rifle but it does not appear in
the catalogues of the firm which I have!
GG
Saive Joseph
Joseph
Saive
16-gauge shotgun.
Finishing
of the locks with a small engraving with floral motifs and some volatiles.
"English"
butt, barrel of 66 cm.
Saive.
Rue Théo. Schwann, 10 in Liege.
1893-1962.
Guillaume Saive 1893- 1895.
Mrs. Veuve Guillaume Saive 1895 - 1899.
Joseph Saive 1919 - 1957.
The company is put in liquidation until 1962, date on which it will be taken again by Louis PEETERS.
Joseph manufactured a gun rifle superimposed of his invention called the "SUPER SAIVE".
Cartridges Joseph SAIVE
Joseph SAIVE
Joseph
Saive, General arms factory, rue Théodore Schwann, 10 in Liège.
Proofhouse 1919/1957.
House
founded in 1893 and put into liquidation in 1962.
It was
then taken over by Peeters Louis.
The
letter theta is the annual letter of 1953.
Saive
will file two patents for:
Improvements to the closing mechanisms of stacked shotguns.
A new
lock system for hunting weapons.
Alain
