Marriette Early Percussion Revolver

corrado26 · 10th August 2018, 06:39 PM

This pepperbox shows the mark "AF" (Stöckel 1244, p. 395) which stands for its maker Auguste Francotte, working at Liège in the years between 1810 and 1866. The Devisme signature stands for F.P. Devisme, gunmaker and dealer in Paris 1834-1859. He obviously bought this gun from Auguste Francotte and sold it after having signed it with his name.

Since 1853 normally proofed muzzleloaders in Belgium got the ELG mark without a crown, all guns which had been proofed with a stronger load had the ELG-mark with a crown.
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Fernando K · 10th August 2018, 09:07 PM

Hello

I have a publication of Liege's Test Bank "Official Hallmarks of the Proof House for Firearms (1672-1968)" where the ELG punch appears as a mark of acceptance from 18.3.1811 until the year 1898, and still. There is the same punch, but smaller, as a mark of acceptance from 8.9.1846 to 11.7.1893. E. The ELG punch with the crown appears as a mark of acceptance from 11.7.1898 until 26.2.1968.

Affectionately

10th August 2018, 06:39 PM	#1
corrado26 Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Black Forest, Germany Posts: 1,226	This pepperbox shows the mark "AF" (Stöckel 1244, p. 395) which stands for its maker Auguste Francotte, working at Liège in the years between 1810 and 1866. The Devisme signature stands for F.P. Devisme, gunmaker and dealer in Paris 1834-1859. He obviously bought this gun from Auguste Francotte and sold it after having signed it with his name. Since 1853 normally proofed muzzleloaders in Belgium got the ELG mark without a crown, all guns which had been proofed with a stronger load had the ELG-mark with a crown. corrado26

10th August 2018, 09:07 PM	#2
Fernando K Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 671	Hello I have a publication of Liege's Test Bank "Official Hallmarks of the Proof House for Firearms (1672-1968)" where the ELG punch appears as a mark of acceptance from 18.3.1811 until the year 1898, and still. There is the same punch, but smaller, as a mark of acceptance from 8.9.1846 to 11.7.1893. E. The ELG punch with the crown appears as a mark of acceptance from 11.7.1898 until 26.2.1968. Affectionately