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August G. Genez – A Practical Gunmaker

August 4, 2020 by Aaron Newcomer No Comments
August G. Genez was a French Gunsmith that began working in the gun-making industry at 13 years old in France....
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16g Pinfire Shotgun by Coirier à Clermont
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Extremely High Grade 16g Pinfire Shotgun by Coirier à Clermont

July 14, 2020 by Aaron Newcomer No Comments
The story of Coirier à Clermont is a interweaved tale of partnerships and encounters that begins in 1848. In 1848...
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Casimir Lefaucheux advertisement from the October 3, 1848 issue of the Journal Des Débats
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Early Lefaucheux Advertisements from the Journal Des Débats

April 17, 2020 by Aaron Newcomer 2 Comments
The Journal Des Débats was an influential French newspaper that was published between 1789 and 1944. The following advertisements by Maison Lefaucheux were in various issues.
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W. Tibbals Revolving Firearms Patent Model

March 21, 2020 by Aaron Newcomer No Comments
One of the most famous American ammunition manufacturers was William Tibbals. William Tibbals was the partner in the company, Crittenden...
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John Hall’s Patent Automatic Clock Gun

February 27, 2020 by Aaron Newcomer No Comments
On April 2nd in the year 1902, Hall applied for a British patent for "Improvements in Apparatus for Scaring Purposes, Especially Applicable for Scaring Birds." His application mentions existing similar devices that used a clock and had hands attached to levers that would release weights. He mentioned that these devices...
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Casimir Lefaucheux pistols and Chaudun pinfire cartridges
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The Earliest Pinfire Cartridges and Pistols

December 8, 2018 by Aaron Newcomer No Comments
This article will take a look at some of the earliest pinfire pistol cartridges. The best way to explain these...
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Casimir Lefaucheux Pinfire Pistol
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The first pinfire pistol by Casimir Lefaucheux

September 2, 2018 by Aaron Newcomer No Comments
On 16 Jun 1832 Casimir Lefaucheux filed for patent no 1832 in France for protection of his breechloading design that...
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Norwegian M/64/98 Lefaucheux Pinfire Revolver with Military Cartridge Box
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Norwegian M/64/98 Lefaucheux Pinfire Revolver with Military Cartridge Box

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This is an example of one of the scarce pinfire boxes made by Société Française des Munitions for the Norwegian...
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Hello, my name is Aaron Newcomer. I am a writer, web developer, photographer and researcher. I have multiple blogs and websites that feature my content so I created this site to curate it all into one place. Click some of the articles and you will get a good understanding of who I am and what I do!

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