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It does indeed mean patent . . . or, in this specific case, patented. And it could well attach to Celerier as the individual with the patent--although the citation on the barrel is insufficient to determine that for sure.
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Pete and Daryl, M.A.L. in the Belgium gunmakers language have a multiple meaning. Daryl, I know you have the book" le qui est qui dans l'armurerie Liégeoise" so look at P 148 just above the pictured pistol you can read that M.A.L. is about a gun system from Max Knoll. And in the same book P 163 you can read that M.A.L. is Manufacture d'Armes Lepage. Again the same book P 163 above you can read that it concerne about a double gun "System M.L.A.F. There are more example in the same book but that not concerne the gun you mention.
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Marc, thank you. I see what you mean.
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Marc, I don't have the book, but since it's discussing Belgian guns, I'm guessing there's a pretty good chance that M.L.A.F. could stand for Manufacture Liegeoise d'Armes a Feu.
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Yes it is also possible as the mention examples above.
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Marc,
Yes, I do find it confusing as well. Sometimes they use a reference number as on page 148. Thanks for going through the book and pointing this out.
I do think the Belgian Who's Who is better than the French. While the French Who's Who lists 22,000 names, it is a compliation of lists. The Belgian book represents original research.
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Oh man that is SO cool! Love the cocking indicators.
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