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Janssen Fils & Cie
This is a
hammerless “hunchback” type revolver. The rifled barrel is round with an upper
rectangular stripe and a crescent front sight. The power is provided by a right
side door. The fluted cylinder looks like it’s five shots away. The calibre is
.320. A safety is placed on the rear left flank. The plates of grips seem to me
to be in gutta-percha or ebonite.
The
weapon bears the statutory hallmarks of the Liège proofhouse, namely:
ELG * in
a crowned oval: acceptance post 1893.
L *:
countermark of the controller post 1877.
R
crowned: striped gun, in use from 1894 to 1968.
PV
surmounted by a stylized lion: smokeless powder proof, in use from 1898 to 1968.
The gun also bears the manufacturer’s mark, namely
Janssen
Fils & Cie rue Saint Gilles, 87 in Liège.
GG
