Anciens Etablissements Pieper

Anciens Etablissements Pieper is Belgian arms manufacturer established under name Henri Pieper in Herstal, Belgium in 1884 (some sources use 1866) by Henri Pieper. In 1898 renamed to Nicolas Pieper and became Anciens Etablissements Pieper in 1905. It stayed in business until approximately 1950. Company used Bayard trade name and manufactured Bergmann-Bayard pistol and Bayard 1908 pistol.