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
JMB
Here is a
Liège peperbox of caliber . 320 , with grid-shaped black wood grips, possibly
ebony, with an elongated cylinder, each of which six chambers acts directly as
barrels.
Ejection
of the casings is made with the help of the rod screwed into the handle.
The
markings
ELG in
oval: accepted from 1846 to 1893
L and U
under star: Controller’s countermarks from 1877 to 1968
JMB under plate of grip : Unidentified, probably the founder.
This type
of weapon was manufactured in (hundreds of) thousands in the second half of the
19th century because the cost of production was much lower than that of a
revolver.
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