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Anciens Etablissements Pieper was a Belgian firearms company. The company traded under the Bayard name. The company was founded between 1866 and 1870 by Henri Pieper. When originally founded, the company was named Henri Pieper, but was later renamed to Nicolas Pieper in 1898 (his son). The company was renamed one final time to Anciens Etablissements Pieper in 1905, and has remained that way ...
1888 Henri Pieper Rifle In the early 1880s the Belgian Army began to explore the adoption of a modern repeating, bolt-action rifle to replace its ageing M1870 Comblain rifles. The Belgian Army selected a new 7.65x53mm smokeless cartridge and began seeking a suitable rifle. In 1888 a number of Belgian and foreign manufacturers submitted rifle designs including Nagant, Mannlicher and Henri ...
Anciens Etablissements Pieper was a Belgian arms manufacturer established under the name Henri Pieper in Herstal, Belgium in 1884, by Henri Pieper. In 1898, it was renamed to Nicolas Pieper, and it became the Anciens Etablissements Pieper in 1905. It stayed in business until approximately 1950. The company used the Bayard trade name and manufactured the Bergmann–Bayard pistol and the Bayard ...
Sep 1, 2008 · 836 posts · Joined 2011. #5 · Feb 5, 2012. H. Pieper was one of the largest gun manufacturers about 1900. They used modern machine manufacturing methods. The Diana had the breech end of the barrels and the locking lugs machined from a single piece of steel; this is stronger than soldering together individual parts.
Nov 3, 2016 · Henri Pieper was a German born gunmaker in Belgium. He began in Liege in 1866 under the business name “Anciens Etablissements Pieper”. The rapid growth of his early business was party due to an excellent decision to purchase a barrel factory in Nessonvaux. Some of Remington’s finest double shotguns of the time have the maker’s mark of ...
Henri Pieper was a German born gunmaker in Belgium. He began in Liege in 1866 under the business name “Anciens Etablissements Pieper”. The rapid growth of his early business was party due to an excellent decision to purchase a barrel factory in Nessonvaux.
May 13, 2024 · Anciens Etablissements Pieper was a Belgian arms manufacturer established under the name Henri Pieper in Herstal, Belgium in 1884 (some sources, 1866), by Henri Pieper. In 1898, it was renamed to Nicolas Pieper, and it became the Anciens Etablissements Pieper in 1905. It stayed in business until approximately 1950.
