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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 06-03-2013, 11:55 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 264
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: Needing Info on old shotgun

V.C. under the barrels can be Victor Colette
Here is a link to Littlegun, look at the end you 'll find the same proofmarks as yours
...
Forum: Curio & Relics Forum 05-30-2013, 10:33 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 271
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: Lefaucheux numbres LF xxxx

got actuelly 963 numbres , have to get more , you're able to help me ??
Thanks

LF
Forum: Curio & Relics Forum 05-26-2013, 05:09 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 159
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: Trying to ID this pinfire DA/SA

It's a Belgium pinfire revolver, here is a link for more information

http://www.littlegun.be/ma_collection/belgique/be%20klmno/a%20be%20malchair%20h%20gb.htm

Lefaucheux
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 05-25-2013, 12:53 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 212
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: Solid Frame Pinfire Revolver help

http://i80.servimg.com/u/f80/11/90/65/72/dscn8320.jpg (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=221&u=11906572)
this is the one I had

Lefaucheux
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 05-25-2013, 12:48 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 212
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: Solid Frame Pinfire Revolver help

http://i82.servimg.com/u/f82/11/90/65/72/_mg_6210.jpg (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=2130&u=11906572)

Juste took the picture and made clearer
For me it's a 7 mm pinfire revolver, I...
Forum: Curio & Relics Forum 04-03-2013, 03:49 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 271
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Lefaucheux numbres LF xxxx

Hello to you;)

For years I received questions about the numbers on the weapons LF
Like on the pictures :):)

http://i20.servimg.com/u/f20/11/90/65/72/6_doub10.jpg...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 04-03-2013, 03:44 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 613
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Lefaucheux numbres LF xxxx

Hello to you;)

For years I received questions about the numbers on the weapons LF
Like on the pictures :):)

http://i20.servimg.com/u/f20/11/90/65/72/6_doub10.jpg...
Forum: Curio & Relics Forum 03-03-2013, 01:05 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,293
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: Help ID'ing Pinfire Revolver

Here you've an other one

http://www.lesgrosbarbares.info/lefaucheux/index.php?file=Sections&op=article&artid=245

http://i40.servimg.com/u/f40/11/90/65/72/4_aren10.jpg...
Forum: Curio & Relics Forum 05-08-2012, 04:28 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,202
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: Belgian Pinfire Help required

We can roughly date the revolver.
ELG in an oval corresponds to the proof house of the city of Liege in Belgium before July 1893.
The letter R with a star is the punch of the controller effective...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 04-29-2012, 05:20 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 344
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Searching and the study of the Lefaucheux numbers

Hello to you;)

For years I received questions about the numbers on the weapons LF
Like on the pictures :):)

http://i20.servimg.com/u/f20/11/90/65/72/6_doub10.jpg...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 04-06-2012, 04:48 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,293
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: Need Help Identifying Antique Revolver

here you've 2 pictures .... both are Spanish , they look very similaire at yours .....

It's for sure that it isn't French,
If so you would have a E returnd with a P or St Etienne.
A belgium...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 04-02-2012, 03:22 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 807
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: Thomas Bissell side by side,pinfire

Show us a picture and we'll try to tell you more about it ...

Lefaucheux
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 04-02-2012, 03:19 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,293
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: Need Help Identifying Antique Revolver

You won't find a ELG proofmark on it , looks Spanish for me, because the 1 or 7 on the right side of the barrel ....

Lefaucheux
Forum: Centerfire Pistols & Revolvers 01-21-2012, 07:56 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,983
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: Last night on "Sons of Guns"

Did it looked like this ...........?
It's a 7 mm , 20 shot pinfire revolver made by Lefaucheux in 1864

http://i60.servimg.com/u/f60/11/90/65/72/lf_13011.jpg...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 09-23-2011, 05:00 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,753
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: It's a Blunderbuss ... but what do I have here?

The value is always very difficult to say ....
I'am a buyer , not a seller
So as a buyer it's always "too much" and for a seller "not enough"
I hope you probably agree with me.....;-)
The...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 09-17-2011, 04:23 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,753
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: It's a Blunderbuss ... but what do I have here?

Nice pistol you've here
Your pinfire pistol has been build and improofed in Belgium in the city of Liège
ELG in a ovale is the mark proof of that city and was used till July 1893 , after dat date...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 07-15-2011, 05:10 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,989
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: unknown pinfire revolver

Show us some pictures ...............
LF
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 06-10-2011, 03:30 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,634
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: Need help identifying 1800's pinfire revolver

The L with a crown is the proofmark of the controler before jan. 1877

LF
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 05-15-2011, 02:42 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,045
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: New guy -- old unknown double gun

Only with a 3 .... we won't go very far.....
No name in the "platine" I don't know the english word for it ... the metallic piece with the hammer and the mecanisme..
The place on the upper side and...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 05-15-2011, 11:42 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,045
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: New guy -- old unknown double gun

Hello John Bud
Can you show us some pictures of what is marked under the barrels and elsewhere on the rifle.
Bockwordt in Olendburg isn't mentionned in my books ....
Perhaps only the seller.
If...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 05-15-2011, 10:58 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,045
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: New guy -- old unknown double gun

Why ??
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 05-15-2011, 05:24 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,045
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: New guy -- old unknown double gun

Made a quick translation of on of theme , it's not easy to find the good words , so have a look and give me an indication if you see "wrong uses" .....
...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 05-15-2011, 04:20 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,045
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: New guy -- old unknown double gun

Hello ,
It's part of my collection , they aren't for sale.
...gonna try to translate some of theme.
Greetings from Normandy in France
LF
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 05-14-2011, 12:20 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,045
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: New guy -- old unknown double gun

Here you've a few of that kind ....sorry in french but the pictures are there

http://www.lesgrosbarbares.info/lefaucheux/index.php?file=Sections&op=article&artid=45...
Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum 05-14-2011, 11:42 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,008
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: Pinfire ammo

http://www.hc-collection.com/
Forum: Technical Questions & Information 05-03-2011, 01:44 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 975
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: Revolver, late 18th century or early 19th century?

Belgium made pinfire revolver
The proofmark ELG on the cylinder is from the city of Liège and before 1893
I've also the impression to see a letter with a crown above , proofmark of the inspector...
Forum: Technical Questions & Information 04-08-2011, 02:54 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,537
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: Old gun identification

It's a belgium or Spanish pinfire revolver
If you've on the cylinder a proofmark like ELG in a oval than the from Belgium
In a oval with a crown its after 1893 , without it's befor.

If you...
Forum: Curio & Relics Forum 04-05-2011, 12:55 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 632
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: Who made it and when?

Yes, probably from Belgium, France or Spain, made around 1860/1870
Look under de barrels: If you find a ELG in a ovale , it's from belgium, 2 palm leaves crossing , it's from St Etienne France , a U...
Forum: Curio & Relics Forum 04-03-2011, 09:41 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,270
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Probably one of the first Eugène Lefaucheux Pinfire revolver .

This is probably one of the first known pinfire revolver made by Eugène Lefaucheux.
It's the same as descripted in Patent 019083 from November 4th 1854 .
Just compare the patent drawing and the...
Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns 03-25-2011, 05:21 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,163
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: Antique Pistols

Yes the second picture is a Pinfire pistol

ELG is the proofmark from Liège , Belgium
In a ovale without a crown above = before 1893
With a crown = after 1893

If you've a ELG , you must...
Forum: Curio & Relics Forum 03-22-2011, 02:31 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,255
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: Odd single shot 12mm pinfire

Hello Jim
I completly agree with that ...............
Regards
LF
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 03-22-2011, 02:25 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,672
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: Going to an auction tomorrow and need info on a Lemat pistol?

Hello Jim
Have a good look ( I don't know how you call the piece in English)
just on the piece between the trigger and the cylinder ...
You can see a number starting with LF xxxx ....and by the...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 03-21-2011, 02:58 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,672
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: Going to an auction tomorrow and need info on a Lemat pistol?

No .... french 12 mm pinfire revolver made by Eugène lefaucheux between 1854 and 1870 . It's mark LF xxxx, if it was from Belgium it must have a ELG proof marks and EL under a crown .

It's not a...
Forum: Curio & Relics Forum 03-21-2011, 02:23 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,255
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: Odd single shot 12mm pinfire

Pinfire rifle Cal 20 ( unknown maker)
http://i30.servimg.com/u/f30/11/90/65/72/positi12.jpg (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=894&u=11906572)
...
Forum: Curio & Relics Forum 02-25-2011, 07:27 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 657
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: pinfires

I completly agree with that

Lefaucheux
Forum: Curio & Relics Forum 12-27-2010, 01:51 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 923
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: C&R Transfer out of Country Question

Crooks does also exist in the USA ....
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 12-09-2010, 01:16 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,027
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: Pinfire, rifled barrel blunderbuss?

Nice pistol you've here
Your pinfire pistol has been build and improofed in Belgium in the city of Liège
ELG in a ovale is the mark proof of that city and was used till July 1893 , after dat date...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 12-09-2010, 12:55 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,501
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: Belgian revolver

What do you want to know about your item ?

LF
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 12-06-2010, 12:54 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,501
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: Belgian revolver

The 20 shot doesn't existe, its 21 or 18 .
You can't put 14 shots in the upper row and 6 shots under it .
It's 14 and 7 .... or 12 and 6 : it must be the dubbel .

When they say "20 shots" it's...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 11-26-2010, 04:29 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,501
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: Belgian revolver

Does it look like this one ?

http://www.lesgrosbarbares.info/lefaucheux/index.php?file=Sections&op=article&artid=9

LF
Forum: Curio & Relics Forum 10-04-2010, 12:29 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,240
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: Brescia Italy copy of 12mm Lefaucheux pinfire revolver

Any picture with the details ?
I've got several "Stonewals" ..........

http://www.lesgrosbarbares.info/lefaucheux/index.php?file=Sections&op=article&artid=140
...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 10-04-2010, 12:21 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,327
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: Belgian Pinfire Revolver ID help?

SGDG means Sans Garantie Du Gouvernement ( without any garantie from the gouvernement ) ....so it's French
Can you make a GOOD picture of the proof mark on the cylinder .
Anyway it's not a...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 09-24-2010, 01:57 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,334
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: 19th Century Belgian engraved pinfire revolver

Nice looking Belgium made Pinfire revolver
The G with the crown above seems to indicate that this revolver has been approuved before 1877 .
Probably on the cylinder you've also the letters ELG in...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 09-05-2010, 04:20 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,976
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: antique 2 mm miniature Belgium pinfire gun 1880

http://www.hermann-historica.com/

Nearly the same are for sale : lot number 823

LF
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 08-31-2010, 11:14 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,976
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: antique 2 mm miniature Belgium pinfire gun 1880

Or something like this ?

http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=169&u=11906572

for mre pictures, see the link below
...
Forum: Curio & Relics Forum 08-05-2010, 04:25 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,452
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: Help w/three Antique European handguns WW2 bringbacks

Sorry , now I read the message above , I think you're right ...
We didn't had the infomation before ...........

LF
Forum: Curio & Relics Forum 08-04-2010, 11:43 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,452
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: Help w/three Antique European handguns WW2 bringbacks

Its not a Francotte made pinfire revolver ............!!

The marking of Auguste Francotte is like this and I don't see that on the gun .....
...
Forum: Curio & Relics Forum 08-02-2010, 09:26 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,452
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: Help w/three Antique European handguns WW2 bringbacks

The second revolver is a pinfire revolver made in Belgium .
If you have a good look to the pictures you can see the belgium proofmark ELG in a ovale that means it's made before 1891 ( after that it...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 05-31-2010, 01:05 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,821
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: Unmarked Revolver

Yes I known , but its more polite ...................:rolleyes:

LF
Forum: Curio & Relics Forum 05-30-2010, 11:59 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,201
Posted By lefaucheux 54
Re: My Collection of Pinfire Cartridges and Guns

Nice

Lefaucheux

www.lefaucheux.net
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