Some of the most beautiful work of this craftsman, and many others, are in this book “Liège Gunmakers through their Work. 1800 - 1950”.
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Meyers-Coune
Meyers-Coune
It is
about rifle of a Swiss type models Martiny. The stick with eighth note is
typically Swiss model. While the mechanism of the weapon is of type Martiny. The
barrel with 8 sides also comprises sight of Swiss type.
This
weapon carries the lawful punches of the proofhouse of Liege, namely:
ELG* in a crowned oval: final acceptance, of use of 1893 to 1968.
R crowned: rifled bore, of use of 1894 to 1968.
A* (read so well?): countermark of the controller, of use of 1877 to 1968.
Peron: inspection, of use of 1853 to our days.
The weapon also carries the following marks:
FL N°1:
indicate that the ammunition is of type Flobert N°1.
RW:
mark of the manufacturer of weapons Rene
Warnant (see the site).
Meyers-Coune (Henri):
manufacturer of weapons of Liège (Cheratte) Auteur in 1913 of two patents on an
automatic pistol.
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Meyers-Coune
Single shot pistol, octagonal swing barrel, "snake" lock, Mexican
trigger, grid walnut butt, bearing the statutory hallmarks of the Liège
proofhouse, namely:
ELG on a star in a crowned oval: definitive acceptance after 1893.
C starred: countermark of the controller post 1877.
Peron: hallmark of the inspector of the proofhouse in use from 1853 to
the present day.
R crowned: rifled barrel, in use from 1894 to 1968.
The gun also bears the mark FL 22C which means it is a Flobert 22 caliber
short (6 mm).
LD in an oval: probably the initials of the craftsman/worker who made the
carcass
Manufacturer:
Meyers-Coune
Henri, an armourer in Cheratte, in 1913 he
filed two patents for a gas-deflagration pistol system, combining three-point
recoil and reverse-recovery, as well as a new device applicable to automatic
weapons.
HPH
Meyers-Coune
Meyers-Coune jasper pistol, calibre FL 22C.
Key
opening system “snake.”
Barrel
rifled.
Meyers-Coune
Meyers-Coune pistol, calibre 6mm flobert.
Key opening system “snake.”
Barrel rifled.
Meyers-Coune
Single
shot gun, tilting barrel, Tranter closure, black finish, grid walnut stock,
jasped breech with back sight and "swiss" front sight, bearing the statutory
hallmarks of the Liège proofhouse, namely:
ELG on a
star in a crowned oval: definitive acceptance after 1893.
C
starred: countermark of the controller post 1877.
Peron:
hallmark of the inspector of the proofhouse in use from 1853 to the present day.
R
crowned: striped gun, in use from 1894 to 1968.
The
barrel is also marked .22L, which means it is 22 caliber long (6 mm) annular.
RW:
probably the initials of the craftsman/worker who made the carcass
Belgium:
No comment
Manufacturer: Meyers-Coune Henri, an armourer in Cheratte, in 1913 he filed two
patents for a gas-deflagration pistol system, combining three-point recoil and
reverse-trigger, as well as a new device applicable to automatic weapons.
Attached is extracted from a 1909 catalogue of the L. Ancion-Marx (LAM) arms
factory where the same weapon appears under the reference 23TH.
HPH
Meyers-Coune
MEYERS-COUNE Henri arms manufacturer in Cheratte, in 1913 it deposits two patents in Belgium for an automatic gun by gas deflagration combining the retreat in three places and with movement of opposite trigger as well as a new device applicable to the automatic weapons.
The weapon presented is a gun of shooting of the Flobert type to Mexican trigger which has nothing to do with the patents above.
GG
