What Maissonial do you have?
In the 1950’s the Maisonnial catalog only had 8 entries. One found between the ranges of models A and G, two traditional extractor SxS. The first had an action while the second received a simple entaillage. The two arms were case colored wih a “thorn engraving” (un gravure en pointes d’epine) on the circumference of the receiver.
Then came numbers 5 and 6, two ejector SxS’s with a straight (something - entaillage droit) for the first and a double entaillage for the second. The two guns were case colored and had “chiseled shells with a motif of olive leaves.” The 5 received thorn point engraving, the 6 a beautiful english rose bouquet ornamentation,
The Number 7 is the higest range of Anson & Deeley with false side plates and false pins. The engraving is English rose bouquet with a large central rossette and four tracks (areas without engraving) in the form of a cross.
The Number 8 is the rarest and the most prized of Maisonnial guns, the model with true Holland & Holland side locks, with “Maisonnial window,” of a particularly neat and fine fabrication. The engraving is composed of three rosettes, two on the body of the “Plaintes” and one on the finest part under each barrel.
To these six SxS guns one adds two over/unders, a model with simple entaillage and a false body (false side plate) which takes the engraving of the Number 7 false-body SxS and false side-plate pins. The two guns have a three piece forearm.
Last edited by Argo44; 11/04/21 12:09 AM.
