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
Francotte
Here’s a one-shot gun signed by A. Francotte in Liège.
Mexican trigger, no front nor back sights, at least in the photos. Accuracy must
therefore be highly uncertain...
The push-button to open the gun is a little out of the ordinary.
The markings
22 L: the calibre 22 Long
R crowned: barrel stripped between 1894 and 1968
E under star: countermark of a controller between 1877 and 1968
ELG on star in crowned oval: accepted between 1893 and 1968
56: probably a manufacturing number.
The house
Francotte
has manufactured everything, from the best and most innovative to the
simplest...
GP
About this house, see the new book “The
Francotte Dynasty”.
