tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9038805453913133808.post8587100576111000128..comments2024-03-14T00:37:58.663-07:00Comments on Firearms History, Technology & Development: Spurious Guns - 2The Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16500376725481184982noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9038805453913133808.post-66078210884693635972012-11-27T23:31:28.185-08:002012-11-27T23:31:28.185-08:00Hi Lisa,
Pieper guns were made by the Pieper co...Hi Lisa,<br /> Pieper guns were made by the Pieper company alone, not by F. Dumolin. Both companies did make firearms for other companies as well, that sold under a variety of trade names, such as the ones listed in the article.<br /><br /> Pieper were in business from 1866 to 1956-57 (though they had some financial troubles around 1906 and nearly went bust when they attempted to get into the bicycle and automobile manufacturing industry). The name stamped on your shotgun could offer some clues, as the company was named Pieper (or H. Pieper) from 1866 to 1898 when the founder Henry Pieper died. After that, it was named Etablisements Pieper from 1898-1905 until his son Nicholas Pieper left the company and founded his own arms company (N. Pieper) which was in business from 1905-1935. Meanwhile Etablisements Pieper was renamed to "Anciens Etablisements Pieper" from 1905-1956. So depending on what brand name is stamped on it (H. Pieper, N. Pieper, Etablisements Pieper or Anciens Etablisements Pieper) you can roughly tell which period it is from.The Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16500376725481184982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9038805453913133808.post-5289218273148168592012-11-27T14:27:56.264-08:002012-11-27T14:27:56.264-08:00I have one of these "Spurious Guns". It ...I have one of these "Spurious Guns". It is a 12 gauge side by side Pieper Breech shotgun. I have no use for this, as I am not a collector or a gun enthusiast, but I was wondering what the general date of manufacture was, and how I can determine if it was produced by Ancient Establissments Pieper or F. Dumoulin.Lisa Deonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10619574582795102959noreply@blogger.com