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
Boulanger Joseph
Here a rifle juxtaposed of very beautiful
manufacturing, signed A. Forgeron in Liege. Engraving is of Léonard Smeets.
Markings
Steel Arquebusier CAPE JF: type of steel of the barrels
manufactured by Jean Falla who had taken again processes of Henri Joseph Cap.
12-70
in an omega lying: gauge and length of the room since 1924
Lion
on PV: test with the smoke-free powder since 1898
M and
V under star: countermarks of the controllers since 1877
1kg.226: weight of the barrel, since 1924
EL: provisional test since 1852
X: undoubtedly the yearly letter of 1945
Choke
18.4,18.5: chokes barrels, since 1924
39746: serial number of the weapon
Blacksmith typing on an anvil: registered trademark by
Alphonse Forgeron in 1902.
Alphonse Forgeron, street Adolphe Borgnet, 5 then 4, in
Liege, were registered with the proofhouse of Liege of 1880 to 1932. It
deposited two patents in Belgium, one in 1902 for a safety intended for rifles
hammerless, the other in 1910 for a shotgun to single trigger.
The mark (firm) Blacksmith was yielded to Joseph
Boulanger (Proofhouse 1932/1940) initially street Adolphe Borgnet, 5, then
street St-Léonard, 492/494 (Proofhouse 1940/1962) always in Liege. If X is
indeed the yearly letter of 1945, Joseph Boulanger is then the manufacturer of
rifle presented.
In 1963, Jacques Pirotte and then Pirotte J. & Son (E.)
street the St. Lawrence, 45 in Liege takes over the activity of the firm
Boulanger by preserving the mark “BLACKSMITH”.
As regards Steel Arquebusier, one does not find of it
the trace (until now) in publicities of the barrel maker Jean Falla. One finds
well for example - compressed steel CAP JF - or - Nickel Compound CAP JF - etc
the company Jean Falla was registered with the proofhouse of Liege of 1931 to
1953.
The engraver Léonard Smeets was appointed engraver of
His Majesty the King in 1952 (see the heading “engravers” on the
www.littlegun.be site.
GP with the effective and appreciated
assistance HPH.
