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
MERCIER François
Round barrel with detached middle rail, smooth bore in
calibre 15 mm. Above the chamber row decoration with sitting Amor, signed "F. Mercier".
Flintlock
with sublime cut rank decor.
Slightly
blended full sheathing of walnut wood with nose of dark horn.
Relief
brass set with trophy decoration on a finely chiselled background.
Original
wooden loader.
Francois
Mercier,
proven to be a gunmaker in Liège from 1741-67. Cf. “Der neue Stöckel”, p. 793.
