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
Pieper Bayard
This is a
Bayard model depose pistol in 22 short. 10" barrel. 20" overall.
A high
quality target or free pistol. The action is cocked at the rear and released by
the left side button.
Pieper Bayard 1908
This is the famous
Bayard 1908
pistol of the
Anciens Etablissements Pieper
in Herstal (Liège). It’s a pocket pistol in a calibre of 6.35 mm, it seems to
me. He bears the emblem of the Knight Without Fear and Without Reprobation. It
was the subject of patents n° 190 623, 200 182 and 235 869 filed in 1906, 1907
and 1911 by
Bruno Clarus rue
des Armuriers, 20 in Liège. These patents were bought by the
A.E.P.
Clarus
will then become director of the firm. The weapon is completely covered by a
foliage-type engraving. She also has two blisters of Bakelite, I think, marked
Bayard.
The weapon bears the hallmarks of the Liège proofhouse, namely:
ELG* in a crowned oval: definitive acceptance after 1893.
Peron: inspection, in use from 1853 to the present day.
B*: Controller’s countermark, in use from 1877 to 1968.
R crowned: striped gun, in use from 1894 to 1968.
PV surmounted by a stylized lion: smokeless powder proof, in use from 1898 to
1968.
The weapon also bears the following markings:
15 012: numbering of the weapon.
Drawing of the knight Bayard on his horse: company trademark.
Anciens Etablissements Pieper Herstal
Belgium: Pieper
plant rue Petite Foxhalle in Herstal.
GG
Pieper Bayard 1924
Bayard pistol model 1924
Anciens Établissements Pieper, Herstal
Calibre 32 ACP.
This pistol is very close to the FN 1910 and was manufactured as well in 32 ACP as in 380 ACP.
Pieper Bayard 1923
Cal. 7.65mm
Anciens Ets Pieper
Cal 6.35mm
This gun 6,35 "Old Pieper Establishments" is the "New Model", manufactured after 1945, and which is a clone of the Delu gun of before 1940.
(It is probable that stocks of Delu parts were used, supplemented by manufacture AEP).
Pieper Bayard 1910
cal 7.65mm
Bayard M. 1910 pistol.
Imperial German military acceptance stamp is located on the right side of the slide and frame, "Prussian Eagle, Crown over Gothic D".
Early 20th Century blowback pistol manufactured by Anciens Etablissements Pieper, Herstal Belgium, as indicated by markings on the left side of the frame.
The design follows the basic lines of Bernard Clarus patents.
Production lasted from 1910 to late 1930-s. The left side of the slide displays following markings, "Cal. 7.65 Modele Depose". The left side of the frame displays a mounted knight and a word "Bayard".
Five shot magazine.
Pieper Bayard 1908
cal 9mm
Civil manufacture of before or post-war period 14-18: it carries the punches of the proofhouse of Liege.
Shown by way of illustration (nothing to see with Nicolas Pieper!)
There are indeed various models in various gauges manufactured by Old Ets. Pieper after 1907. That illustrated is a French manufacture.
Pieper Bayard 1908
cal 7.65mm
Manufacture under the German occupation 14-18: it carries the German punches.
