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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Francotte
Here is a single shot pistol in . 22 Long caliber from
the well-known
Auguste Francotte
house.
The opening is done by pressing the button located on the left.
The markings
R crowned: barrel stripped between 1894 and 1968
AE under star: countermark of a controller between 1877 and 1968
Perron: inspection since 1853
FL 22 L: calibre, . 22 Long Flobert
ELG on star in crowned oval: accepted between 1893 and 1968
AF crowned:
the house
Auguste Francotte
has filed several trademarks with its initials. The -This may have been on
December 7, 1893.
The mention
A. Francotte
Patented in a circle on the right side is
probably related to the fact that Auguste Francotte had a gunmaker’s patent, i.
e. that the company had filed a large number of patents. In any case, and
despite intensive research, we have not found any
A. Francotte
patent that could be linked to this gun.
GP and MAX
About this house, see the new book “The
Francotte Dynasty”.
