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Hello,

As I mentioned earlier, I'm interested in knowing the translation of the barrel markings.

- the right barrel is hand engraved ...... AD. Jansen Fab ant D'Armes de S.M. le Roi
- the left barrel is hand engraved ........ 27 Rue de la Madeleine, Bruxelles


I'm sure the left barrel marking is the address, but does anyone know what the right barrel marking means? Would either of these markings give a clue as to when this rifle might have been manufactured?

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Hi Buckstix,
Well "Fab ant" is more than likely "Fab'ant" as an abbreviation of "Fabricant" e.g. "Maker".
S.M. is an acronym for "Sa Majeste" His Majesty.
The line means " Adolphe Jansen,gun maker to His Majesty the King" (of Belgium).
And "27 rue de la Madeleine" is the address of course.
The funny part is that in Belgium and Switzerland, the address is usually reversed from the French wording, so it should normally be written: "Rue de la Madeleine, 27" in the Belgian way.
However, that's pretty subtle.

There are certainly no clues about Manufacturing, but the proof marks and MASSART point to the Liege immediate area.

The retail address is now an hotel.

I am looking forward to the shooting report!

Best regards,
WC-

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