Roger Hansen
05-25-2023, 09:12 PM
What original models exist that have rear sight besides H&P Conversions?
Perhaps this is an interesting one (from a different web posting): Belgian copy of the French M1859 ?Carabine de Vincennes? 69 Caliber Smoothbore. Lock-plate is marked ?G. SCHOPEN / A. LIEGE?. The left side of the chamber is marked with a faded proof above an oval marked ?E / LG / *?. G. Schopen was a Liege based gun manufacturer that operated between ca. 1857-1864. The manufacturer was known to have made arms that were used during the American Civil War (most of their muskets are based on French designs).
Perhaps this is an interesting one (from a different web posting): Belgian copy of the French M1859 ?Carabine de Vincennes? 69 Caliber Smoothbore. Lock-plate is marked ?G. SCHOPEN / A. LIEGE?. The left side of the chamber is marked with a faded proof above an oval marked ?E / LG / *?. G. Schopen was a Liege based gun manufacturer that operated between ca. 1857-1864. The manufacturer was known to have made arms that were used during the American Civil War (most of their muskets are based on French designs).