Thought someone might want to archive this list of identified Belgian maker marks-both steel and damascus. Thanks to Pete M for all his contributions! Please contribute other marks you might identify on American made guns.
LLH is the trade mark of Laurent Lochet-Habran, a Belgian maker.
http://www.littlegun.be/arme%20belge/artisans%20identifies%20l/a%20lochet%20l%20et%20g%20gb.htmhttp://www.littlegun.be/arme%20belge/artisans%20identifies%20l/a%20lochet%20famille%20gb.htmSmith hammer guns have been identified marked both London Steel and LLH. Lefever & Fox also used LLH barrels, as well as Krupp and Sanderson Bros. & Co (marked SB&Co), an English company with a branch in Syracuse, NY.
Three-lobed crown over a D - Jean-Baptiste Delcour-Dupont of Nessonvaux Found on Smith and Fox
http://www.littlegun.be/arme%20belge/artisans%20identifies%20d/a%20delcour%20dupont%20gb.htm DD in an oval lying - DELCOUR-DUPONT Jean de Fraipont-Nessonvaux
http://www.littlegun.be/arme%20belge/artisans%20identifies%20i%20j%20k/a%20jobe%20t%20gb.htm BD possibly the mark of Bauduin Doyen, a minor Nessonvaux damascus barrel maker. Found on several Smith guns.
GDH- Delcour Herket
J superimposed on a D- Jean Duchateau
LD- Lambert Dumoulin
GL with a Crown - George Laloux on a Lefever
http://www.littlegun.be/arme%20belge/artisans%20identifies%20l/a%20laloux%20georges%20gb.htmJ J in an oval, two letters one with the top of the other and being separated from a horizontal bar.
Joseph Joiris
http://www.littlegun.be/arme%20belge/artisans%20identifies%20i%20j%20k/a%20joiris%20gb.htm Crowned JJ: Joris J. of Nessonvaux
http://www.littlegun.be/arme%20belge/artisans%20identifies%20i%20j%20k/a%20joris%20j%20gb.htm Damascus Flues marked
H.R.F. of Heuse-Riga Fils
http://www.littlegun.be/arme%20belge/artisans%20identifies%20h/a%20heuse%20gb.htm Crowned HL - E. Heuse-Lemoine
http://www.littlegun.be/arme%20belge/artisans%20identifies%20h/a%20heuse%20gb.htm ADH and a diamond - Arthur-Delvaux-Heuse de Fraipont On Lefever and Baker
HB could be Heuse-Bovy
http://www.littlegun.be/arme%20belge/artisans%20identifies%20h/a%20heuse%20gb.htm ACL - Acier Cockerill Liege and
ACN- possibly Acier Cockerill Nessonvaux. Acier Cockerill means Cockerill Steel.
Cockerill Sambre was the major Belgian steel maker, equivalent to Krupp or Vickers.
Unable to identify maker's marks:
SC with a crown over on a Baker
List of master barrel manufacturers in 1907 in the
"Syndicat des Fabricants de Canons de Fusil de la Vesdre", whose registered office was in Nessonvaux
Gaspar Lejeune de Forêt.
Edmont Mairlot de Nessonvaux.
Émile Tomsin de Nessonvaux.
Henri Heuse-Riga de Nessonvaux.
Louis-Joseph Meurice de Forêt.
Jean Delcour-Dupont de Nessonvaux.
Mathieu Waauve de Forêt.
Albert Taxhet-Lejeune de Forêt.
Walthère Baltus-Wilmot. de Forêt
J. Heuse-Lemoine de Nessonvaux.
Arthur-Delvaux-Heuse de Fraipont
Henri Heuse-Saive de Fraipont.
Alexis Noirfalise de Fraipont.
Auguste Higny de Nessonvaux.
Gilles Delcour-Herket de Fraipont
Joseph Delcour de Fraipont.
Bauduin Doyen de Fraipont
Henry Regnier de Nessonvaux.
Joseph Bawir de Forêt.
Joseph et Jacques Moray de Nessonvaux.
Nicolas Nicolet-Delcour de Fraipont
Servais Monthulet de Nessonvaux.
Oscar Lahaye de Fraipont.
Étienne Jo. Richelle de Nessonvaux.
Lambert Maquinay de Nessonvaux.
François Heuse-Méan de Fraipont.
Joseph Vandalem de Chaudfontaine
Jules Pirard-Ancion de Forêt.
Henri Lochet de Chaudfontaine.
Jean Lahaye-Marbaise de Fraipont
Jules Delheid de Nessonvaux.
Noël Remacle-Hardy de Nessonvaux.
