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
MORISSEAUX Nicolas-Charles
Here is a splendid Lefaucheux system shotgun (pinfire
cartridges) in its box with all its accessories; signed H or N (I can’t
distinguish between the two initials)
Ch MORISSEAUX
for the French writer Alexandre Dumas. Father (1802-1870) or son (1824-1895)? It
doesn't matter.
According to the website
https://www.facebook.com/notes/projet-arsène-garnier/lexposition-victor-hugo-organisée-par-arsène-garnier/1012941835557848/?__tn__=H-R
a certain
N Ch MORISSEAUX
is the maker of such a beautiful rifle, with box and accessories, given in April
1868 to another French writer : Victor Hugo !
Unfortunately, there is very little information about
these
MORISSEAUX, other than that they were part
of a large family active in Liège throughout the nineteenth century and even a
little more, from 1789 to 1900. One
H Ch
MORISSEAUX is mentioned to have been active
in Liège between 1867 and 1880, which corresponds to the period when this type
of rifle may have been manufactured. There is also a
NC MORISSEAUX,
registered at the proofhouse of Liège between 1880 and 1900, but in our opinion
it does not come into account since it is too late.
There
are only a few markings, namely the EL for the provisional test in use since
1852, 17.4, probably the diameter of the barrel at the time of the test. We also
see the letters MM, probably from the manufacturer of the beautiful damask
barrels, but they are not assigned.
GP
