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
Tholet Pierre
The weapon carries the punches of the proofhouse of Liege, namely:
ELG* in a crowned oval: final acceptance post 1893.
Peron: inspection, of use of 1853 to our days.
12C in a rhombus: gauge, of use of 1898 to 1924.
EL in English letters: provisional test, of use of 1852 to our days.
V and T *: countermarks of the controllers, of use of 1877 to 1968.
1K423.2: weight of the barrel which can draw from the powders without smoke (weapons smooth) except for the gram. In use of 1892 to 1924.
D= 65/20.6: length of the room in mm and diameter in mm after optional test with the powder without smoke. In use of 1892 to 1924.
CHOKE 17.4/18.5 and 18.2/18.5: chokes barrels: gauged in mm to 22 cm of the breech and the mouth. In use of 1898 to 1910.
MAX 02GR 70 powder -) 36 GR. leads: loads for powder without smoke, of use of 1897 to 1903.
This last punch gives us a precise idea of the age of the weapon is between 1897 and 1903.
Markings
P T
spangled:
mark of a manufacturer of Liège not identified. It could possibly be a question
of Tholet Pierre
(1906?) in LIEGE.
H. PLATES
ARMS MANUFACTURER STREET?????: Mark added on the central tape of the barrels by
the arms manufacturer (French) retailer of the weapon.
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