Private company
Pieper
Belgian arms manufacturer
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 1950.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
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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. The company used the Bayard trade name (after the legendary horse of Renaud de Montauban) and manufactured the 1888 Henri-Pieper rifle, the Pieper M1893 carbine, the Bergmann–Bayard pistol and the Bayard 1908 pistol. The company also produced a small pistol with a tip-up barrel ("basculant") to facilitate loading.2
Timeline
- 1866Founded Founded1
Links
- WikipediaPieper
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ288737
Sources
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- 1WikidataPieper on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaPieper on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsPieper photo by Allgemeine Automobil Zeitung, GPL