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
OURY J. J.
Here is a
7 mm PINFIRE revolver marked J. OURY Patented.
This
armoury has already been the subject of a section on the site;
I still have a slight doubt, in the sense that the
weapon is signed
J. OURY, while
the website speaks of
J.J. OURY, but
the weapons presented are also signed
J. OURY...
understand who can!
It has a
socket ejector rod screwed into the handle. To eject the sockets, a revolving
door must first be operated.
I have only two of the four patents filed by
J.J. OURY,
and they do not match the weapon in question. Of course, I do not know to what
extent it is covered by a patent...
There are
only two stamps: ELG on star in oval, for acceptance between 1846 and 1893, and
a crowned M, the countermark of a controller between 1853 and 1877: these stamps
correspond well to the period of activity of the gunmaker (1859-1864).
GP with the help of HPH.
OURY J. J.
Here is a Liège revolver for pinfire cartridges, small
grips, folding trigger (so without trigger guard), six shots, 7mm calibre
pinfire and long removable barrel held on the axis of the cylinder by a knurled
screw.
The ELG spangled in oval on the cylinder indicates a
passage to the proofhouse of Liège between 1846 and 1893.
A member of the team managed to see a crowned Z, thus
the countermark of a controller between 1853 and 1877.
5099: Serial number.
A member of the team noted
that the system of fixing the barrel to the frame is reminiscent of the second
Oury J.J.
revolver presented at the page Oury J; J. on te website.
But the
Oury
8300 patent has nothing to do with this revolver.
Nor any patent of the
Mariette
family, also mentioned in the link above.
So the mystery remains whole.
GP with the help of HPH.
