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Classic Rifle Identification - Help

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  • 18-05-2005 8:31am
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    Terrier
    Registered Users Posts: 708 ✭✭✭


    Anyone able to help here?
    All I know the maker was A. Francotte of Liege in Belgium?
    Would love to know the Model and age..

    It anyone can help ...


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    jaycee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 801 ✭✭✭jaycee


    Apparently made by Auguste Francotte,

    Some info ... Here

    Sorry can't be more help..


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    civdef
    Registered Users Posts: 3,057 ✭✭✭civdef


    It has a percussion lock.

    Can't tell you much else though, Belgian gunmakers in the 19th century were fairly hectic, turning out tonnes of inexpensive firearms, a quick google search didn't bring up anything similar


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    baggins
    Registered Users Posts: 246 ✭✭baggins


    I cant say i know a lot about it, but it looks like an advanced model of one of the Francotte company's mousquet (musket), but i really cant place it. Have you asked a gunsmith??? Seems like a rare one...


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    chem
    Registered Users Posts: 1,230 ✭✭✭chem


    cant help you with the ID but if you want percussion caps i have afew!


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    sidneyreilly
    Registered Users Posts: 649 ✭✭✭sidneyreilly


    Not meaning to knock (it is a lovely piece) but it looks a bit bland for a true Francotte, the small Belgian gunmakers in the 19th Century were divils for ripping off designs and name's of known gunmakers and exporting them, but if it is indeed a genuine Francotte it's got to be well insured. If it's any help the lock is english type (the main spring being forward of the hammer instead of the continental habit of it being behind). could you describe the proof marks? Could get an indication of age from them.


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    Croppy Boy
    Registered Users Posts: 144 ✭✭Croppy Boy


    Have a look at www.internetgunclub.com/general/HistoryDetails.php


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    Terrier
    Registered Users Posts: 708 ✭✭✭Terrier


    sidneyreilly wrote:
    Not meaning to knock (it is a lovely piece) but it looks a bit bland for a true Francotte, the small Belgian gunmakers in the 19th Century were divils for ripping off designs and name's of known gunmakers and exporting them, but if it is indeed a genuine Francotte it's got to be well insured. If it's any help the lock is english type (the main spring being forward of the hammer instead of the continental habit of it being behind). could you describe the proof marks? Could get an indication of age from them.


    As soon as I can, Thanks


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