Les plus belles réalisations de cet artisan, et bien d’autres encore, se trouvent dans le livre "Les armuriers Liégeois à travers leurs réalisation.
1800 - 1950".
Pour tous les détails voir : LES ARMURIERS LIEGEOIS
Fastre-Fraikin François
It is about a revolver of the type R.I.C. (Royal Irish Constabulary) Bulldog or
Puppy following its size (nonvisible on the photographs). The cylinder is with
ellipses. The trigger is folding under the frame (without trigger guard!) the
rod with head of nipple is articulated. The barrel is with 8 sides with
semicircular front sight. The plates of grips are invisible.
The weapon carries the lawful punches of the proofhouse of Liege, that is to
say:
ELG* in a crowned oval:
final acceptance, of use of 1893 to 1968.
R crowned:
rifled bore, of use of 1894 to 1968.
AL*:
countermark of the controller, of use of 1877 to 1968.
The weapon carries also various marks is:
C crowned:
it acts with my opinion of marking of the manufacturer of cylinder of Herstal.
320A:
gauge.
O - P - WB - 78:
markings of workshops or subcontractors.
5394:
number of the weapon.
F.F. in an oval lying:
I think that it is the mark of the manufacturer but this one is not indexed in
my documentation. Several names could correspond of which the most probable
can-being. (?):
Fastre-Frakin Francois,
gunmaker with Housse (Province of Liège) author of 4 patents of 1889 to 1902.
GG
