Some of the most beautiful work of this craftsman, and many others, are in this book “Liège Gunmakers through their Work. 1800 - 1950”.
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François MARTIN
It is a revolver with central percussion top break
(upwards). It’s a .450. The six-stroke cylinder has a star extractor. The
trigger is curved under oval bridge. The barrel is 8-sided with triangular front
sight. The wand is coming in. The two grips are made of wood
(walnut?) grid, they end with a ring and its
pivot. The break pedal is lower.
The
weapon intended for export does not bear any hallmarks of Liège proofs, but it
seems to me that it is two English hallmarks.
It shall
also bear the following marks:
ELEY’S 450 C. FIRE CARTe:
this is the ELEY brand for 450 caliber cartridges with central percussion.
F. ois
MARTIN: François MARTIN arms manufacturer in DALHEM (Province of Liège) from
1864 to 1905. He is the author of the following Belgian patents:
- 015 951
of 30.03.1864 for improvements to revolvers.
- 029 570
of 06.11.1871 for improvements to revolver guns with central percussion.
- 031 130
of 02.09.1872 for improvements to the revolver plates.
- 175 929
of 23.02.1904 for a revolver rocker.
- 181 615
of 21.12.1904 continuation of the previous patent.
- 187 917
of 24.10.19 055, improvements to the springs on the side of the revolvers.
I don’t
know the crowned erect Lion and crowned DAF marks.
GG
