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POUR les p'tit nouveaux "spécialistes de l'ID"

Voila, je mets les photos dans l'ordre des numéros de demande et je les enlève dès que j'ai reçu la réponse.

Amitiés

Alain

Dde d'identification 3809

J'ai acheté ce très bel objet en tant que "Lunette à niveau" fabriquée par Secretan à Paris.

Mais qu'est-ce que c'est ?

Et à quoi ça sert ?

Dde d'identification 3812

My name is Ben Peters, and I am an American history teacher, who recently received a beautiful Lefaucheux pinfire revolver as a gift! I found your website while trying to research it, and was wondering if you might be able to help me identify it further (I've learned a lot from your website already)

Crowned ELG in oval. Controller's Y-mark with star, both on cylinder

Second controller's Y-mark. Crowned R, because the barrel is rifled

Serial number 4486, third controller’s Y-mark, above trigger on right-side.

'21' stamped on trigger

'EF' stamped under cylinder on left-side

‘6’ and ‘1’ stamped on front (barrel-side) of cylinder

Smith’s name? Incomplete stamp. Possibly: EaiGiollieu.Sorn

Thank you so much for your time!

-Ben Peters

Dde d'identification 3813

Hello Sir,

Recently I bought this musket on an auction in the UK, originally Ithought it was a Musket M1815 Model N°2 with an adapted front sight but now that I have it in hand and have measured the barrel it isn’t.

Barrel lenght, exactly 103cm.

Total lenght 144cm.

Proofs on the barrel (according to me):

Fancy style JD under crown: J.Dofflin

IS: J.Schneider

1815: date of production.

M1815 (barely visible): model identification.

HS in an ovale: for me unknown.

Proof on the lock:

S 22 under crown: B.Saltzherr in 1822

Proofs on almost all metal parts:

GB under crown: Gueriot de Belseaux ?

17 a serialnumber? Three times on the metal parts.

The stock has no proofs or marks. I have used the book “Nederlandse vuurwapens 1813-1866” by Martens & de Vries.

Can you please help me with the identification?

And was it is issued to the Army of the Netherlands or perhaps made for export or the civilian market?

The non standard front sight is also a mystery for me.

I’am not a specialist firearms collector, this one is a bit out of my comfort zone, all assistance is greatly appreciated!

Kind Regards,

Peter Van Uffelen

Dde d'identification 3814

Il y en a un dans la page Schoofs J. mais il ne correspond pas à celui-ci !

Est-il du même inventeur ?

Dde d'identification 3815

La brisure du canon se fait en pivotant la garde de détente d'un quart de tour vers la gauche.

L'unique détente fait percuter d'abord le chien de droite puis celui de gauche.

Le calibre est +- 9mm.

Le chien frappe sur la petite pièce pivotante au dessus du canon et percute le haut de la munition, c'est donc une percussion annulaire.

L'arme est munie d'un extracteur.

Manifestement les plaquettes ne sont pas d'origine.

Dde d'identification 3816

Dde d'identification 3818

Le gars voudrait acheter cette arme et, j'ignore pouquoi, il a un doute sur l'identification de l'artisan !?

Il demande si les canons sont bien ceux de cette arme, à qui appartient le marquage "JSE dans un ovale" et l'espèce de "flèche dans un arc" ?

Le marquage "12/70" n'est pas habituel non plus ! Est-ce que la chambre aurait été approfondie ?

Dde d'identification 3820

Calibre 9mm Flobert

Dde d'identification 3821

Dde d'identification 3822

With interest I have studied your compilation of Belgian gunmakers.

I work in a museum for military history at Sonntagberg in Austria, where we have quite a few revolvers of unknown identity.

Your fantastic list will help me a lot !

Privately, I own a gun shown by you as Malherbe & Salle, except on the barrel ist he mark BREVETAT BUESCU, see enclosed photos.

I have developed ammunition for this gun, which is very like the Comblain.

I have tried in various countries to find out, if Valerie Buescu, a romanian Officer (see Buescu revolver Mod. 1876) , ever has got a patent for this rifle and what

Changes (if any) he has made to the Malherbe & Salle Design. Barrel, lockworks ?

The barrel is conical and goes from 12,28 to 12,18 in the middle to 12,11 at the muzzle.

If you have any knowledge of this ‚BUESCU‘ gun, please let me know.

Enclosed you will find the photos oft he BUESCU gun, which of course looks like the Malherbe&Salle.

The barrel is 80,5 cm long and the rifling is conical !

At the beginning, the measurement is 12,28 mm

In the middle 12,18

And at the muzzle it is 12,11 mm (field measurement.

As you can see, I have made some reloading tools, the lead bullet measures 12,32 mm or .485 .

It would be phantastic, if you could find out more about this gun, which carries no number or other markings as seen on the photos.

With kind regards, Ludwig Prancl