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HERMAN & PARENT
Semi-auto pocket pistol, probably in the 6.35 mm
caliber, manufactured by the
Auguste FRANCOTTE
company on basis of a patent granted in 1913 to
Emile HERMAN
(who is curiously not registered in the Who's Who of the Liège Armoury) and
Charles Parent (reg 1912).
Markings: A. FRANCOTTE à Liège.
Patent
19141: this is a mystery, for this patent does not appear in the list of
numerous Francotte patents.
Apparently, this pistol was developed by
Emile HERMAN
and
Charles PARENT, holders of patent 257794
dated 19.06.1913 covering that weapon.
So
FRANCOTTE was
only the manufacturer, not the inventor.
