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
L. ROBAR Fils & DE KERCKHOVE
Un modèle "spécial" !
Firm of Liège L ROBAR Fils & De KERCKHOVE, 29 street Chéri.
This firm knew several corporate names of which:
ROBAR Fils & Co (Bench of test of Liége 1906/1910)
ROBAR Fils and L De KERCKHOVE (Bench of test of Liége 1910/1926)
ROBAR & Co (Bench of test of Liége 1926/1972)
The company deposited two patents concerning this weapon, the first the 04.08.1913 (n° 259.178) concerning the turntable and the second concerning the slide the 02.03.1914 jointly with TART, Edmond.
The synthesis of these patents gave two pistols of similar aspect but of different size. One calibre of them 7,65 and the other into 6,35.
The manufacture of these weapons really began only at the end from the first war, the German occupant preventing any manufacture of weapons.
These two models function into semi-automatic. The 7,65 and the 6,35 are combined in two models, one with pedal of long safety and the other with pedal of short safety.
This change intervened towards the exemplary 100.000e for the 6,35 and towards the 50.000 E For the 7,65.
The model presented in photographs below is thus first model into 7,65.
GG
Thanks to "Collectorsfirearms" for the pictures.
Melior
Cal. 6.35mm
Melior new mod
Cal. 6.35mm
Many thanks to Simon for the nice pictures.
