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H. Plateaux
There is a round shield with no engraving inlaid into the checkered butt plate.
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04-20-2015, 09:19 AM | #4 | ||||||
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Ok. Probably no ruling class connection then. A nice gun nonetheless.
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04-20-2015, 09:19 AM | #5 | ||||||
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that name is not on the list of know Belgium makers on the Belgium gun site
http://www.littlegun.be/arme%20belge...ies%20gb.htm#P
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04-20-2015, 10:11 AM | #6 | ||||||
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It was common for retailers, shops, and the occasional outfitter, to have their name on a gun, made by others. Otto Geiger was a well know retailer, and many of their guns were Merkels.
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