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Comblain-Dorther
It is
about a shotgun to central percussion of type “hammerless”. The unrifled bores
of gauge 16 are juxtaposed and chokes. The key of opening “Top Lever” is placed
in front of the barrels, it is followed of a safety to slide of the type GALAND.
The stick in walnut is cut “with English”. The forearm is with push rod-button.
The weapon carries a very dense floral engraving of type “to bouquets”.
This weapon carries the lawful punches of the proofhouse of LIEGE, namely:
ELG* in a crowned oval: final acceptance post 1893.
N*: countermark of the controller of use of 1877 to 1968.
PV surmounted of a stylized lion: test with the powder without smoke, of use of 1898 to 1968.
16-65 in a letter omega: gauge nominal and length of casing, of use of 1924 to our days.
Small letter “e”: yearly letter of 1926. DATE OF MANUFACTURE OF THE WEAPON.
CHOKE 17.1: barrel chokes gauged to 22 cm of the breech. In use of 1924 to 1968.
EL in English letters: provisional test, of use of 1852 to our days.
1Kg 323: weight of the barrel which can draw from the powders (weapons smooth) except for the gram. In use of 1924 to our days.
The weapon also carries the following marks:
H. COMBLAIN inside locks: it is about the mark of Hubert COMBLAIN - DORTHER of Blegny-Trembler (1910) Author of a patent for a new system of double closing for astounding revolver.
COMPOUND STEEL CAPE + drawing of an eagle: type of steel used by CAP Henri manufacturer of barrels of rifles street Jonruelle 62 in LIEGE, street of Sluse about 1920.
33161: classification of the barrels.
14468: classification of the weapon.
HS/P in a
circle: mark of the gunsmith who resold the weapon Saint Hubert in Paris
(France, not Belgium!).
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