After picking up a Belgian, evidently a guild gun, hammerless 16ga, circa 1910-24,I have been admiring the workmanship.
Well, today, at Cabelas gun show in 'the peoples socialist republic of Ill., and it was flooded with European guns. Someone said Sweeden was taxing gun owners for each gun they owned and Cabelas bought a large lot of guns people were getting rid of I guess. Alot of the older, better Biakals, FEG, Sauer, Belgians, Ayas, (I picked up a boxlock Garbi for $200), Lauronas and others.
Anyway, I picked up a hammer Belgian 12ga in about 80+ % in very good working order. Good and tight on face, hammers had good positive clicks on thumbing back.
On the barrels it says: Fabriqueq D'Armes Unies De Liege. I guess the maker's name is in there somewhere. Has engraving of a horse with rider jumping fences on each barrel along with other modest engraving.
One of the proof marks is 12-70 inside an oval C, which I think dates it 1924 or later. Kind of surprises me they would still be making hammer guns that late. Serial number is 958xx.
Anyone know for sure the maker and date of mfg.?
Thanks much.
Last edited by Patriot USA; 02/15/09 11:19 AM.
