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
HERMAN David
The godfather of
Jean Jacques
HERMAN's child is
David HERMAN
... So they're completely contemporary and from the same village, probably from
the same family. (cousins?) They both do "in the gun" (one invents and the other
modifies ADAMs) so I guess to avoid confusion one signed his name
HERMAN
and the other with his first name
DAVID H..
So
Herman DAVID
doesn't exist.
So it is
David HERMAN.
Who is
the owner of his name and surname of the patent presented (an official act may
not take into account this fancy/inversion).
PHL and HPH
HERMAN David
This
weapon, probably quite rare, was the subject of an article in issue 217 of the
magazine "Cibles".
The
"bridge" above the cylinder rises and articulates the device for pushing the
ball.
Under the
barrel is the other lever that unlocks the barrel assembly for disassembly.
No marking is visible on the photos but the owner, as well as the article quoted above, points out a marking on the top of the weapon "H. DAVID brevetée",
the use of the feminine seems to be used to qualify the words "arme" or
invention" !?
HERMAN David
Percussion revolver signed
David Hn
for
HERMAN David.
Caliber 9
mm, length 35 cm.
Butt with
space for caps.Engraved action.
On the
cylinder the Liege ELG proof.
With my grateful thanks to Bolkantiques for these very nice pictures
Herman David
It’s a revolver with percussion with opened framework, calibre 38 according to your statements, the barrel of 6”1/4 is octagonal.
The cylinder is smooth and is equipped with 6 chimneys.
The block barrel and the block breech are joined together by a serrated roller screw placed at the foot of the breech. Once this one removed, the two parts are disunited and the cylinder having been turned towards the left can be withdrawn from its axis for recharging.
A lever tamping-bar is placed on the left side of the weapon and folded up under the cylinder.
The weapon is marked NEUMANN Frères and Cie LIEGE engraved on the higher side of the barrel, it is acted in fact of the firm which manufactured the weapon. Is it a repurchase of patent, of a license of manufacture or an ordering of the inventor DAVID HN whose very small mark is struck under the lever-tamping-bar, we are unaware of it.
The inventor is not known for us. Several DAVID are however announced in Who’s Whol arms manufacture of Liège and it is the same in the JARLIER!
The weapon carries the lawful punches of the proofhouse of Liège, namely:
ELG* in an oval which is final acceptance of use of 1846 to 1893.
G crowned which is the countermark of the controller of use of 1853 to 1877.
Manufacturer NEUMANN Brothers and Co street St Remy, 15 in Liege was registered with the proofhouse of Liège of 1860 to 1863 before becoming NEUMANN Frères of 1863 to 1924 for finally becoming NEUMANN & Co until 1952.
GG
