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. (MLAF)
Here is a very nice shotgun juxtaposed with
turntables, Anson & Deeley system, beautiful English lacrosse, beautiful floral
decoration, from the
Manufacture Liégeoise d’Armes à feu.
Markings
i: annual letter of 1930; however, the
MLAF
was registered at the proofhouse of Liège from 1866 to 1929... so a bit strange;
lion on
PV: smokeless powder test, in use since 1924;
ML
crowned in a circle:
MLAF
brand:
AD
adjoined under asterisk: countermark of a controller, in use since 1877;
Peron :
inspection, in use since 1853:
N in ecu:
stamp of the Prague Test Bench for live-powder rifles;
Arc and
arrow in a circle: unidentified
1kg407 :
barrel weight, in use since 1924 ;
ELG on
star in crowned oval: acceptance, in use since 1893;
12-70 in
coated omega: nominal size and length of the sleeve, in use since 1924;
Lion
turned to the left: stamp of the Prague Test Bench, but in principle for black
powder guns... which is not the case for this rifle... There is something that
escapes me...
The plates are signed
GROSJEAN Frères:
it is known that a certain
Julien GROSJEAN
filed a patent in 1921 for a rocker rifle, and above all another, number 320689
of September 12, 1924 concerning the simplification of the operation of a
hunting rifle plate. But the team doesn’t have those patents. We also know that
he was an armourer at 295 Rue Saint-Laurent in Liège between 1925 and 1935. To
be even more precise, he was not yet a gunmaker in 1914, according to a yearbook
of that year. And in 1938, he no longer lived on Rue Saint-Laurent.
GP with the help of MAX and PHL.
MANUFACTURE LIEGEOISE D’ARMES À FEU. (MLAF)
Here is a very classic shotgun juxtaposed Anson &
Deeley system of the Liégeoise
Manufacture d’Armes à Feu
already very extensively mentioned on the site.
The
punches
Choke
16.8 : choke gun, in use from 1924 to 1968 ;
D under crown: the brand of the gunner
DELCOUR?
AC on one
or two other letters in a circle: probably a gunner’s mark, but without knowing
which letter(s) it is...
1kg260:
barrel weight, in use since 1924;
f
underlined: annual letter for 1967;
s under
asterisk: countermark of a controller;
lion on
PV: smokeless powder test, in use from 1898 to 1968;
ELG on
star in crowned oval: accepted, in use from 1893 to 1968;
16 over
70 in omega coated: caliber and length of the sleeve, in use since 1924;
ML
crowned in oval:
brand of the Manufacture Liégeoise d’Armes à Feu.
GP
MANUFACTURE LIEGEOISE D’ARMES À FEU. (MLAF)
Here is a very classic shotgun juxtaposed Anson & Deeley system, in principle (see below) from the Manufacture Liégeoise d’Armes à feu (ML crowned with the opening key), already extensively mentioned on the site littlegun.be, both among the identified artisans and in the exceptional collection.
Butt style pistol to cheek.
Its only “curiosity” lies in the fact that it was presented to the proofhouse of Liège during the Second World War, in 1942 (annual letter u), and moreover after the period of registration of the MLAF at the proofhouse of Liège, namely between 1866 and 1929, according to the sources at my disposal !
Either the barrel is not original ... or I am
seriously mistaken. In fact, there are still traces of
MLAF
in 1944. So there's nothing to worry about.
Markings
Peron:
inspection by the proofhouse of Liège, in use since 1853;
Lion on
PV: powder proof, in use since 1898;
1KG356 :
the weight of the gun, in use since 1924 ;
z and o
under asterisks: countermarks of controllers, in use since 1877;
CHOKE
16.9 : sign that the gun is choked, in use since 1924 ;
EL:
provisional proof, in use since 1852;
D crowned:
the mark registered in 1921 by gunner
Jean
DELCOUR-DUPONT de Nessonvaux.
16-70 in
the Greek letter omega layered: caliber and length of the sleeve, in use since
1924;
JN I or J
?: initials unidentified.
GP with the help of PHL.
MANUFACTURE LIEGEOISE D’ARMES À FEU. (MLAF)
Here is a very classic Liége shotgun juxtaposed Anson
& Deeley type with semi-pistol butt and light engravings produced by the
well-known "Manufacture Liégeoise d’Armes à feu"
(listed in the proofhouse from 1866 to 1929) already widely mentioned on the
website and in the "Exceptional collection".
The
punches:
28569 :
serial number of course;
ML
crowned
with a star in a circle: one of the marks of "Manufacture
Liégeoise d’Armes à feu" ;
e: annual
letter for 1926;
ACM in a
circle:
it is suggested that it is one of the trademarks of the "Manufacture Liégeoise
d’Armes à feu" : see in the attached article :
Kaufmann
Jules
1kg 325:
barrel weight, in use since 1924;
Lion on
PV: tested for live powder, in use since 1924;
x under
asterisk: countermark of a controller, in use from 1877 to 1968;
ELG on
star in crowned oval: accepted by the Liège proofhouse in use from 1893 to 1968;
Perron:
inspection by the proofhouse of Liège, in use since 1853;
Choke
16.0: Choke barrel.
GP with
AD and PHL
MANUFACTURE LIEGEOISE D’ARMES À FEU.
Shotgun with central percussion and breakage, which can be opened using the top key placed at the top of the breech.
The plates bear engravings of sheaves and rolls, as
well as the inscription “Manufacture
Liégeoise d’Armes à Feu – Liège – Belgium”.
The
weapon bears the statutory hallmarks of the Liège proofhouse, namely:
ELG* in a crowned oval: definitive acceptance after 1893.
Perron: inspection in use from 1853 to the present day.
12-70 in an omega: nominal caliber and length of the socket, in use from 1924 to the present day.
PV surmounted by a stylized lion: smokeless powder proof, in use from 1898 to 1968.
P.1K466 ??: gun weight capable of firing smoke-free powders (smooth arms. In use from 1892 to 1924.
Choke 18.4 – 18.3: choked guns: calibrated in mm at 22 cm from the cylinder head and at the mouth. In use from 1898 to 1910.
EL in English letters: provisional proof, in use from 1852 to the present day.
Lowercase letter “i”: Annal letter from 1930.
The weapon also bears the following markings:
ML crowned: this is the trademark of the Manufacture Liégeoise d’Armes à Feu.
ML crowned – Universal steel – ML crowned: Type of steel used.
GG
