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Michel Jamar
Here a
traditional revolver with central percussion, six shots of gauge not
communicated, undoubtedly .380. Only characteristic: screw-swell bored which
replaces the traditional screw maintaining the barrel with the frame. The almost
round bead also leaves the ordinary one.
Markings
ELG in
oval: acceptance of 1846 to 1893.
Q under
star: undoubtedly the countermark of a controller since 1877.
3 on the
barrel and the frame: undoubtedly a number of the workshop of the founder.
There are
also the initial ones on the framework of the handle, LP or R but they are not
identified.
The initial
M.J
struck the door are most probably that of the manufacturer of which we think
that it could be a question of
Jamar Michel,
arms manufacturer in Liege, boulevard of Avroy, 16 then street Saint Jean, 26.
From 1888
to 1892, he deposits seven patents for inventions and in particular for
revolvers and a safety applicable to several species of firearms such as
revolvers with hammers, revolvers hammerless and with various kinds of rifles.
None the patents of which we have the texts corresponds to this revolver of most
traditional whose manufacturing is in any case former to July 11th, 1893 (ELG in
an oval without crown, and absence of the R crowned for the rifled bores
introduced on January 30th, 1894).
GP
Thank you with HPH and GG (†)
Michel Jamar
Revolver of the type CONSTABULARY directly inspired by Royal Irish Constabulary.
The weapon is in a perfect state of presentation and probably underwent a relooking.
The cylinder is with ellipses and contains six rooms (cal. 380? not specified).
The rifled bore is with 8 sides with front sight in half-moon.
The carcass on the left-hand side is equipped with a safety of the Mauser type.
The hammer and the rod are marbled.
The metal stick ends in a metal cap on which a ring of cap with screw-pivot is fixed.
The stick is supplemented by two plates out of wooden (walnut?) finely squared.
They are maintained by a screw and two rivet washers.
The loading is practiced by a side door dropping thanks to the action of an internal spring.
The unloading of the casings is ensured by the rod sliding in a guide and which one introduces very with turn into the rooms.
Punches
The weapon carries the punches of the bench of tests of Liege, namely:
ELG on star in a summoned oval of a crown: acceptance post 1893.
P spangled: countermark of the controller post 1877.
R crowned: rifled bore, of use of 1894 to 1968.
Marks
99: struck in several places of the weapon should be a job number.
C crowned: struck the barrel. Mark unknown which could be that of the malleable pig iron foundry.
The initial M.J struck in front of the carcass, left side, are most probably that of the manufacturer of which we think that it could be a question of:
JAMAR, Michel, arms manufacturer in Liege, boulevard of Avroy, 16 then street Jean Saint, 26. From 1888 to 1892, it deposits 7 patents for arms inventions and in particular for revolvers and a safety applicable to several species of firearm such as revolvers with hammers, revolvers hammerless and with various kinds of rifles.
GG
Many thanks to "ARMSBLUE" for the nice pictures !!
