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Goemans J.
This
pair in a box was bought for 140 francs in Brussels, on December 9, 1847, from
J. Goemans, arquebusier in Brussels.
The
buyer jhr. mr. W.M.C. de Jonge van Ellemeet (1811-1888) was mayor of Oostkapelle
and member of the Dutch Senate for the province of Zeeland.
The
pistols are numbered 1 and 2 on the breech.
Caliber
about 12,5 mm, length 44 cm, barrel 26 cm, weight 1010 gr.
No proof
mark ELG. On the barrels only the number 11 and the letters FC interlaced, or
perhaps JG (of J.Goemans??).
J.
Goemans and his father distributed weapons and bullets to the revolutionaries,
against the Dutch government in 1830.
Bert
It is
indeed a very beautiful cassette lined with red velvet, the color of the duel,
as the green was for the travel weapons.
These
are percussion pistols of Renaissance style, the barrels with eight sides are
made in a very nice damas. It's a pity that the inside of these barrels are
rusty! They are fixed by keys or drawers and by a screw to the tail of breech.
The trigger guard is with finger rest. The metal caps are with balusters.
The case
contains all the material necessary for the loading and the cleaning essential
after the shooting because the black powder was very corrosive.
We thus
note the presence of a mallet, a powder flask, a screwdriver and a mould with
balls.
The arms
manufacturer J. Goemans of Brussels is presented as being the manufacturer of
these weapons if we believe the markings around the hammers with percussion.
He was
with his father the holder of a gun shop street of the Dominicans in Brussels.
During the days of September it manufactured gracefully ammunition of war and
distributed many weapons to the defenders of Brussels.
The
absence of punches of tests astonishes me a little although the official
punching of the proofhouse of Liège, started to be generalized only towards 1850
and still.
GG
