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
Clément-Neumann
Cette arme
doit être relativement rare, on en compte seulement deux au Grand-Duché de
Luxembourg !
MM
Clément-Neumann
Manufactured by
Clement-Neumann in Liege, this carbine was
Europe's answer to Winchesters Model 1910 semi-automatic rifle.
It's
estimated that only about 1,000 of this model were manufactured.
The left side of the receiver is marked "Modèle
breveté /CAL. 401 S. L. (10,32 M/M)" and "Carabine
automatique/Clément-Neumann/Liège-Belgique".
The serial number is marked on the lower left rear of
the receiver. The bolt is marked with various Belgium proof marks and the bottom
of the magazine is marked ".401
CAL.".
Fixed
blade and notch rear sights on the matte solid rib, all blue finish and mounted
with a multi-point checkered walnut forearm and round knob pistol grip stock.
Clément-Neumann
The weapon
It is about an automatic rifle of hunting of gauge 401SL to magazine 5 shots.
It is 19.11.1908 which Charles Philibert CLEMENT arms manufacturer of Liège, street Chéri, 37 deposited a patent (n° 212172) for an automatic rifle of hunting based on locking by inertia.
Two years later, a patent of improvement (n° 229440) is still deposited by the same one.
This rifle named CLEMENT-NEUMANN bus based on work of Charles CLEMENT and Ernest NEUMANN, is armed by drawing backwards two ears connected to a bent stem independent of the bolt.
This weapon counts few subsets of parts, like:
- Barrel box of breech
- Block of locking and bolt
- Lock.
- Forearm and actioon.
- Magazine.
This weapon does not seem to have been manufactured in great series and became of this fact beautiful and rare weapon of collection.
Punches
The weapon carries the lawful punches of the proofhouse of Liege, namely:
Peron: inspection post 1853.
A spangled: countermark of the controller post 1877.
PV surmounted of a stylized lion: test with the powder without smoke, of use of 1898 to 1968.
Non visible:
ELG on star in a crowned oval: acceptance post 1893.
R crowned: rifled bore, of use of 1894 to 1968.
Markings
CARABINE AUTOMATIQUE CLEMENT-NEUMANN LIEGE -BELGIQUE
MODELE BREVETE : without comment
CAL. 401SL (1C-32 mm)
APPENDIX
a) 1 page extracted the catalog JANSEN Frères in Liege has;
b) Sketch of the patent.
The reader will read with interest the very good article of Michel DRUART published in the magazine FIRE of March/April 2002.
GG & MD
