Post by steve stanley on Dec 12, 2008 13:22:03 GMT 1
May be of interest.....
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1743, May 1: An order regarding the marking of the arms in arsenals of the King in New France states that: "…all the soldier’s arms will be branded with the words "Au Roy" and with the mark of each captain." (Rapport des Archives canadiennes, 1899, supplement, p. 147.) There are six known guns marked "Au Roy". One is owned by Canadian Parks Service at Ft. Chambly, (Chartrand, p. 183), while pictured with a dog lock type lock, it is purportedly a M1728 Army made in Liege (Fox), this gun is also marked I-4 or 14. A second M1728 Army made in Liege is in a private collection (Fox). A Tulle fusil ordinaire 1729-34 contract type is also privately owned, (Ravenshear, 1986); a grenadier fusil [probably the relic from Lake Champlain at the Plattsburg Historical Society, NY] (Ravenshear, The Guns…), a 1729-34 contract grenadier fusil in very good condition (Whisker; Track of the Wolf Catalog, p. 6 and 112) and a privately owned fusil in Québec, that has a cut down barrel, marked with both AU ROY and a “V”, the captain's mark? It was speculated by the owner that the “V” marking might be for Vergor. Although the “V” could be a Roman number 5, (Delisle e-mail). The M1728's may be 1743 type Marine fusils?
At least two different brands for "Au Roy" had been identified.
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1743, May 1: An order regarding the marking of the arms in arsenals of the King in New France states that: "…all the soldier’s arms will be branded with the words "Au Roy" and with the mark of each captain." (Rapport des Archives canadiennes, 1899, supplement, p. 147.) There are six known guns marked "Au Roy". One is owned by Canadian Parks Service at Ft. Chambly, (Chartrand, p. 183), while pictured with a dog lock type lock, it is purportedly a M1728 Army made in Liege (Fox), this gun is also marked I-4 or 14. A second M1728 Army made in Liege is in a private collection (Fox). A Tulle fusil ordinaire 1729-34 contract type is also privately owned, (Ravenshear, 1986); a grenadier fusil [probably the relic from Lake Champlain at the Plattsburg Historical Society, NY] (Ravenshear, The Guns…), a 1729-34 contract grenadier fusil in very good condition (Whisker; Track of the Wolf Catalog, p. 6 and 112) and a privately owned fusil in Québec, that has a cut down barrel, marked with both AU ROY and a “V”, the captain's mark? It was speculated by the owner that the “V” marking might be for Vergor. Although the “V” could be a Roman number 5, (Delisle e-mail). The M1728's may be 1743 type Marine fusils?
At least two different brands for "Au Roy" had been identified.
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