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
NAGANT (False) 1929
On closer inspection, this gun looks a lot like a fabulous hack.
1° It is almost a clone of the FN-Browning 1910 which could have been used to him as starting point.
2° in the base of data of the Belgian patents - if it is a Belgian patent…, the n° 27373 does not correspond to a patent arms manufacturer and date of… 1870!
3° markings are not regular, the letters and figures seem struck one by one with the hand…
4° an Inhabitant of Liège does not live Liége but Liège
5° other whimsical markings: No coment!
6° I don’t see Nagant brothers made as much work (in 1929!) to create a weapon copied with 95% from a pistol Browning already old of almost 20 years. It is debility…
Michel du Sud
