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Manufacture Liégeoise d’armes à Feu

It's about a rifle flintlock. The lock is of type “ahead” and the hammer “in heart”. The small basin is contiguous to the battery. The trigger is right under trigger guard. Against lock is with two screws. The stock seems to be out of wood of walnut.

I did not note any punch of the proofhouse of LIEGE.

The weapon carries the following marks:

Crowned M.L: it is about the trademark of Manufacture Liégeoise d’Armes à Feu (Manufacture of Liège Firearm), street of Vertbois, 52-54 in LIEGE. This firm was registered with the proofhouse  of 1866 to 1929.

Letters C, B, A, P in several places of the weapon, they are probably punches of controllers of manufacture.

Bee carrying the letters G and L on the wings (on wood): it is about the mark of George Laloux manufacturer of weapons, street of Town planners 3 in Liège which was registered with the proofhouse of 1910 to 1950. It is most probably about a mark of retailer (second hand weapon?)

GG

      

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