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
MANUFACTURE LIEGEOISE D’ARMES À FEU.
It is very traditional and very frequent revolver of trigger guard pocket of the type BULLDOG of Liège often described on the site.
This weapon with 5 shots seems it is of gauge 320 central fire, the loading is done by a door on the right side.
The barrel is grooved, the nonretractable trigger under trigger guard, it lock is not rebounding.
Punches
They are not all quite visible on the photographs, but I could distinguish most representative of proof house of Liège is:
Spangled ELG in an oval crowned - final acceptance - 1893/1968.
J spangled: countermark of the controller - 1877/1868.
Marks of the manufacturer
Crowned ML is well on the mark of "Manufacture Liégeoise d’Armes à Feu", street of Vertbois, 54 in Liege, largely evoked on the site.
Cal. 320: represent the gauge of the weapon is of the 320.
Appendix
A page of a catalogue of the M.L. representing the same type of weapons.
GG
MANUFACTURE LIEGEOISE D’ARMES À FEU.
This has Belgium marking. It is marked Lincoln central fire. It is a 6 shot, the calibre is 380. It functions in single and double action.
Many thanks to George for the nice pictures.
