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Maréchal
It is about a shotgun
to central percussion of hammerless type. The unrifled bores are juxtaposed and
of gauge 12.
The opening is practiced using the higher key of type
“Top lever”. The safety of the type “Galand” is placed just behind. The lock is
square and decorated with an engraving of the type “vine”. The butt out of
wooden of walnut is of type “pistol”. The foreamr is of style “with pump”. The
weapon carry the lawful punches of the proofhouse of
ELG* in a crowned oval: final acceptance, of use of 1893 to 1968.
Peron: inspection, of use of 1853 to our days.
EL in English letters: provisional test, of use of 1852 to our days.
12-70 in the
letter omega: gauge nominal and length of the casing, of use from
PV surmounted of a stylized lion: test with the powder without smoke, of use of 1898 to 1968.
Y*: countermark of the controller, of use of 1877 to 1968.
18.4 CHOKE
18.3: chokes barrels, gauged to 22 cm of the breech. In use from
Letter y (with back): without could certainty, it act of the yearly letter of 1954?
The weapon also carries the following marks:
1751: number of the weapon.
J.F.:
it is about the mark of Jean Falla
manufacturer of barrels of rifles in
NJ in an
oval lying:
I am unaware of his significance. It is probably about a subcontractor?
Maréchal
engraved on the barrels:
The Who’s Who arms manufacture of Liège quotes nineteen “Maréchal”, difficult to
be found there?
GG
