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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Fraipont Emile
Here’s a Velodog revolver, named after the Velodog ammunition, a 6 mm long
central percussion munition (Galand, 1868), apparently developed to protect
cyclists from the bites of stray dogs they might encounter, who are not used to
cyclists.
Calibre 6 mm Velodog.
Outside hammer, foldable trigger, left side safety Mauser type, octagonal
barrel.
The markings
V under star: countermark a comptroller, since 1877;
Lion on PV: smokeless powder test; between 1898 and 1968;
R under crown: striped gun, between 1894 and 1968;
ELG on star in crowned oval: accepted between 1893 and 1968
L crowned: often met, but still unidentified.
On the left side of the gun, at the far left of the
frame are two letters that are most likely
EF,
which can be attributed to
Emile Fraipont
(also known for his Clic-clac revolver very special grip).
Maybe there are also markings under the mother-of-pearl plate of grips (be
careful when disassembling...)
GP avec l’aide de PHL.
