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
JEUSSETTE JOS
Here is a
classic shotgun juxtaposed to outside hammers, key between the hammers, marked
"Jos (?) Jeussette Armes à Huy" on the band between the barrels. Long barrels,
English butt. It is almost 100 years old since it was tested in the second half
of 1924.
The
markings
D: annual
letter for 1924;
P and W
under star: countermark of a controller, in use since 1877;
Lion on
PV: powder proof, in use since 1898;
ELG on
star in crowned oval: accepted, in use since 1893;
16-65 in
omega lying down: chamber size and length, in use since 30 June 1924;
EL:
provisional proof, in use since 1852;
Peron:
inspection, in use since 1853;
1kg429:
barrel weight, effective 30 June 1924;
ACL in a
circle: brand of gunner Lochet-Habran.
As for
Jeussette Jos., it is very likely that he is the “simple” rifle dealer
established at Huy rue Saint-Hilaire n°1 (in any case there is a trace of a J.
Jeusette – admittedly, with an “S”, but typing errors/engraving always existed –
in Huy in 1925).
There are
also traces of a Jeussette J. registered on the proofhouse from 1933 to 1939,
and a Jeussette M (Marcel?) registered from 1939 to 1952, but the latter two do
not correspond to the passage to the proofhouse of the rifle we are dealing with
in 1924.
GP with the help of PHL.
