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Henri Pieper
The
weapon
It is
about a double shotgun to central percussion. The unrifled bores of gauge 12 are
laminated steel. The rebounding locks are of type “ahead”. The system of opening
is of “Top Lever”?
The
worked stick “pistol” is out of wood of walnut.
Punches
They are the lawful punches of the proofhouse of tests
of
ELG on
star in a crowned oval: final acceptance post 1893.
Peron:
inspection, of use of 1853 to our days.
Z
spangled: countermark of the controller post 1877.
EL in
English letters: provisional test, of use of 1852 to our days.
12C in a
rhombus: gauge, of use of 1898 to 1924.
CHOKE
18.1 18.2: chokes barrels: gauged in mm to 22 cm of the breech and the mouth. In
use of 1898 to 1910.
Marks
ECLIPSE
COMPANY:
it is about a trade mark the 10.04.1896 by manufacturer PIEPER Henri, street of
Bayards in
D crowned:
mark of the manufacturer of gun DELCOUR to NESSONVAUX.
LAMINATED STEEL
N° 5212A:
probably the serial number of the weapon unless that is not 3420 also struck the
weapon.
HP - 12 -
GB:
perhaps does ignored significance, it act of subcontractors?
Appendix:
A page of
the catalogue Henri PIEPER of 1896 presenting a similar weapon.
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Henri Pieper
The weapon
Shotgun to central percussion of type top lever of gauge 12.
The two unrifled bores are juxtaposed.
Locks are of type “ahead” with hammers external and key of opening between those.
The stick in wood (walnut tree?) is cut type pistol.
Punches
The weapon carries the lawful and obligatory punches of the proofhouse of Liege, namely:
ELG on star in a crowned oval: final acceptance post 1893.
Peron: inspection post 1852.
EL in English letters: provisional test, of use of 1852 to our days.
12C in a rhombus: gauge, of use of 1898 to 1924.
CHOKE 18.2 18.5: chokes barrels - gauged in mm to 22 cm of the breech and the mouth. In use of 1898 to 1910.
L and T spangled: (read so well) countermarks of the controllers post 1877.
Markings
H. PIEPER Bté: marking indicating that this weapon was patented by Henri Pieper, manufacturer of weapons (1840/1898) street of Bayard, 12 in LIEGE.
ECLIPSE COMPANY: mark of factory deposited the 10.04.1896 by the same Henri Pieper.
BELGIUM: indicate the origin of the weapon to fine advertising executives. Belgium, at the time, is famous for its weapons in the whole world.
56327: serial number.
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