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
LEDENT M.
Here is an hunting rifle with beautiful damask barrels, marked
M. LEDENT, weapons manufacturer in
Nessonvaux. Opening key between the hammers, semi-pistol butt.
Markings
Lion on PV: smokeless powder test from 1898 to 1968
Peron: inspection since 1853
AB under a star: countermark of a controller from 1877 to 1968
Letter a: probably the annual letter for 1922.
12 on C in vertical diamond: calibre between 1898 and 1924
D=70 m over 20.4: chamber length in mm and diameter in mm after optional
smoke-free powder test between 1892 and 1924
P 1 k 607.6 : Gun weight capable of firing smokeless powder from 1892 to 1924
EL: provisional event since 1852
Choke 17.9 on 18.2: choke gun, between 1910 and 1924
JJ in a flattened oval:
it might think of the Ateliers Jacquemart
in Herstal, but they were active between 1943 and 1966, which does not
correspond to all the other stamps: so mystery...
Q under asterisk: countermark of a controller from 1877 to 1968.
M LEDENT,
a weapons manufacturer in Nessonvaux, is unfortunately unknown to us until now.
There was indeed a M. LEDENT in Herstal listed in 1910 and 1925, rue Large Voie 43 and
then 21-27, but it is not known whether there is a relationship.
There was also a LEDENT-JUNKER L. luxury gun manufacturer in Nessonvaux, listed in
1910.
GP with the help of PHL
