Hippolit Mehles
The weapon
Revolver with central percussion and box frame of type CONSTABLE.
The cylinder with 6 blows is grooved.
The barrel is with 8 sides with a back sight brought back to dovetail.
The left side of the console carries a pedal of safety to “german”.
The head of hammer is milled.
The stick consists of two wood crossettes of drowning finely squared.
They are maintained by a screw and two rivet washers of brass.
The stick ends in a ring of suspension and its screw-pivot.
Punches
The weapon carries the lawful punches of the proofhouse of Liege, namely:
ELG on star in a vertical oval: acceptance, of use of 1846 to 1893.
E spangled: countermark of the controller post 1877.
The weapon was thus manufactured between 1877 and 1893.
Marks
FV on the back face of the barrel could be a mark of manufacturer; I however did not find any correspondence among the arms manufacturers of the time.
N and D on the metal amounts of stick, also unknown, perhaps acts it of marks of subcontractors ?
GG
“HM” in Berlin, it was the firm of HIPPOLIT MEHLES, to see publicities in appendix.
This revolver (10,6 mm of Reichsrevolver gauge, I think) at summer manufactured before 1891. It thus carries the letter “V” under crown for “Vorrat” (reserve) because it was not to be tested according to the law of 1891.
“PRIMA GUSS-STAHL” = perfect crucible cast steel
“EINGESCHOSSEN” = tested with the shooting
Dirk
