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
Lefaucheux Gaucher
Here’s a revolver well marked Chamelot -Delvigne, mod 1862 called “left-handed” because the loading door and the ejection rod are to the left of the gun, while the vast majority of revolvers have their door and rod to the right.
However, the door and the stick on the left are much more logical (for a right-handed man of course...).
Hammer without a crest, foldable trigger, plates of
grips pads.
The markings
EL crowned:
brand of the factory of
Eugène Lefaucheux
in Liège
ELG on star: acceptance between 1846 and 1893
Crowned Y: countermark of a controller, between 1853 and 1877.
GP and HPH
