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Lovena - corresponding text march 14,2015


Protocol frontpage of Lovena founding meeting march 1920
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Lovena catalogue frontpage
http://www.jpgbox.com/page/50331_600x400


Sample page of Lovena catalogue / text in 5 languages
http://www.jpgbox.com/page/50332_600x400

Lovena 16 bore sidelock, probably built by Dumoulin,
1937 proofmarks
http://www.jpgbox.com/page/50333_600x400

Lovena 16-bore Anson in mint condition,probably genuine
Lovena production, Falla barrels from Poldi nickel steel,
1939 proofmarks
http://www.jpgbox.com/page/50334_600x400

Lovena drilling of probably German origin, 1934 proofmarks
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Beautiful Lovena sidelock with wine-list engraving, 16-bore,
due to ML mark built by Manufacture Liegeoise
http://www.jpgbox.com/page/50336_600x400


Lovena pigeon gun with Holland-Royal style engraving,
original 1930 Vejprty/Weipert proofmarks
http://www.jpgbox.com/page/50337_600x400

Lovena Triumph-Drilling in rare sidelock-version, typical
Ferlach shape of bolster/toplever, a combo-type
invented in the 1930's by the Winkler brothers of Ferlach
(Photo courtesy DWJ)
http://www.jpgbox.com/page/50338_600x400

Copy of Manufacture Liegeoise catalogue-page with their
typical opulent Belgian engraving (This was engraving
on a ML-produced Lovena finally rebarreled by Francotte)
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Zdenek Machac, son of A. Machac, youngest active gunmaker
in 1948, when it all ended with the communist takeover
of the country.
Photo taken in 2000.
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Stanislav Pesata, former manager of Lovena workshop
in Prague, retired, a descendant of the Faukner/Machac
dynasty of Czech gunmakers
Photo pending

Jaroslav Teichmann (1907-2001) - gunmaker
Trained in Kromeric 1921-1924, worked then for Dusek/Opocno
and in Podebrady. Selfemploid in Olomouc, with
business links to Liege and Borovnik/Ferlach. Had the
Liechtenstein aristos of Sternberk as customers.
There emerged recently a sidelock combo of princely
provenance and have seen years ago a pair with his signature.
(Photo in jovial pose before his hunting hut).
http://www.jpgbox.com/page/50375

Lovely LOVENA. If I can be of any assistance in posting, don't hesitate to contact me.

Not a LOVENA, but have you seen such a trademark as seen on the aft lug on this Gustav Tichy peddled example from 1930?





Kind Regards,

Raimey
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I vaguely remember to have seen years ago a Tichy with a
logo/trademark on it but I do not know anymore form/text/signature. You have 2 possible routes for clarification.
1. Contact the Prague proofhouse , they may have an answer.
2. In an Internet forum -possibly Czech origin - there
appeared a man who told that Gustay Tichy is his grandfather.
I understood he is living in US. With google you may be lucky to locate him.
All the best
Felix Neuberger

Photo of Stanislav Pesata
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Hello, if you need more info about Mr. Teichmann, please let me know. He was my great grandfather . Jiri Bihunec