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Meyers Guillaume Joseph
This is a
Warnant
rifle.
The
trigger guard is to volute and the rifled barrel is 6mm Flobert calibre.
Adjustable back sight and front sight with protective ears.
This
weapon bears the lawfull marks of the Liège proofhouse, namely:
ELG* in a
crowned oval: definitive acceptance, in use from 1893 to 1968.
R
crowned: rifled barrel, in use from 1894 to 1968.
C*:
Controller’s countermark, in use from 1877 to 1968.
Little
step: inspection, in use from 1853 to the present day.
The
weapon also bears the following markings:
LLH:
brand of gun manufacturer Lochet Habran.
Meyers
Guillaume Joseph,
arms manufacturer in Liège, filed 7 patents from 1866 to 1879.
Meyers Guillaume Joseph
Here is a revolver for six
pinfire cartridges (probably in 9 mm) marked Meyers Bté. Foldable trigger.
Ejector rod sliding along the barrel.
See also on the website
littlegun.
The only photographed and
identifiable marking is the ELG on a star in an oval, that is, the one of
acceptance between 1846 and 1893.
Guillaume-Joseph Meyers, a
weapons manufacturer in Liege, filed seven patents between 1866 and 1879.
Unfortunately, we do not have the one that concerns this revolver.
It should also be noted that
Meyers sold 7 mm rimfire revolvers to the police of the canton of Zurich!
GP with the help of
HPH
MEYERS
Photos Littlegun
MEYERS Guillaume Joseph
On sale at "MAGAZIN ROYAL"
Photos Littlegun
MEYERS Guillaume Joseph
The weapon
It is about a revolver, initially planned for cartridges with pin (see the weapon hereafter manufactured by Stevens), transformed for the shooting of cartridges with central percussion (or annular?)
The barrel is with six sides.
The ramrod of ejection is on the side. The trigger is protected by a round trigger guard.
The plates are squared and the stick ends in a ring of cap.
Punches
They are the punches of the bench of test of Liege, that is to say:
Spangled ELG in an oval: acceptance - use of 1846 to 1893.
R spangled: countermark of the controller - use of 1877 to 1968.
The manufacturer
MEYERS Guillaume Joseph, manufacturer of weapons in Liege deposited 7 patents of 1866 to 1879.
GG
Its a 6 shot rimfire revolver caliber 9 mm. Barrel lenght 150 mm, Total lenght 275 mm, 4 grove rifling right hand twist. The cilinderpin is connected to the ejector rod. This ejector rod acts as a stop for the cilinder pin,so it cannot be fallen out. The military pinfire has the same system.
H.J.M.
Many thanks to H.J.M. for the nice pictures.
MEYERS Guillaume Joseph
The weapon
It acts of a framework and pin revolver closed with reinforcement on the shield.
The barrel is with eight sides with handlebar in half-moon.
The ramrod of ejection is on the side. The trigger is protected by a round trigger guard.
The plates are squared and the stick ends in a ring of cap.
The photographs do not give me any indication as for the caliber and the number of shots.
Punches
They are the punches of the bench of test of Liege, that is to say:
Spangled ELG in an oval: acceptance - use of 1846 to 1893.
R spangled: countermark of the controller - use of 1877 to 1968.
The manufacturer
P.Stevens of Maastricht
The patent
MEYERS Guillaume Joseph, manufacturer of weapons in Liege deposited 7 patents of 1866 to 1879.
GG
Hello Alain, Here is a Dutch military Meyers brevete pinfire revolver made by P.Stevens Maastricht and proved in Liege. It’s in cal. 11mm .4-groove rifling. Barrel length 145 mm, Total length 270 mm.
Stevens was a gun manufacturer for the Dutch Army. He did also made series of guns for tests, which were carried out by the Normaal Schietschool in Holland.
H.J.M.
