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
Massonet Pascal
It is about a topbreak shotgun with opening known as “key snake”. The unrifled bores of gauge 12 are juxtaposed. The stick out of walnut is of type “pistol”.
The
weapon carries the lawful punches of the proofhouse of Liège, namely:
ELG* in a crowned oval: final acceptance post 1893.
EL in English letters: provisional test, of use of 1852 to our days.
Peron: inspection, of use of 1853 to our days.
LA* and L*: countermarks of the controllers, of use of 1877 to 1968.
12MC in an oval: gauge, of use of 1898 to 1924.
10.3: gauge in mm, of use of 1898 to our days.
The weapon also carries the following mark:
P.M. in a circle:
Just as it is this mark is not included in the directory of the arms mark of
Liège!
According to initial P.M. it could be a question of
the mark belonging to
Massonet Pascal
manufacturer of weapons street of Harlez, 32 in Liège (1895/1904), but it is
only assumption remaining to be confirmed.
In appendix: seal of this arms manufacturer.
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