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Russian Imperial Court. Taking part in each of the Universal Expos he accumulated honors in Paris in 1865 (First Class Medal), in 1867 (Silver Medal), in 1878 (Gold Medal), in 1889 (Grand Prix), and in
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in 1716 by Louis Pigny. The company remained within the Pigny family until 1913. Over the course of its history, the manufacturer was known as Pigny, Le Page, and Le Page
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Silver medal at the Paris Expos of 1844 and 1849 and 1st Class medal at the 1855 Expo. He takes part in the London Expos in 1851 where he receives another medal– and in 1862. In 1865, he was joined in the business by Henri Le Page's nephew, Emile Henry Fauré.
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like his uncle. He came to Paris with the initial goal of becoming a chemist. He ended up starting his training at Pierre Le Page in 1764. His training lasted four years. By 1779, he succeeded his uncle who gave him his letter of mastery in 1780.
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Exhibitions of 1823, 1827, 1834, and received a Silver Medal at the 1839 Exhibition. The shop remained at number 13 rue de Richelieu.
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Le Page's staying power is undoubtedly surprising but it is the company's capacity to become the official supplier of each new government that is particularly impressive. The store's location, near the
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Giuseppe Fieschi and the trial of the landing of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte in Boulogne demonstrated Le Page’s hard-earned reputation.
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Jean Le Page led the family business and proceeded on enhancing the prestige of the brand. The factory, famous for its pistols, its guns, its luxury white arms, and its page swords during the
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Arquebusier et fourbisseur in Paris (1842–1865). Gilles Michel Louis
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and he arrived in Paris in 1723. He started training the following year with the master gunsmith, Mazillier. The same year, he started to work for Louis Pigny.
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hundred of them manufactured in the royal factory of Saint-Étienne to be used by the Lancers Regiment.
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