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The stamps under the barrel are form the top:
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M (with a star over it)
PV (with a lion over it)
ELG (In an oblong circle with a crown over it)
12.70

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You have the barrel weight at proof, year code for 1938, Inspectors mark, then standard Liege Nitro marks. Finally 12g 70mm chamber.

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You can find out a lot with proofmarks
http://www.shotguns.se/html/belgium.html
Like this



Mine looks like this

and is 16 gauge

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A guild gun? From Germany?

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Belguim and if not given a manufactures marking they
are usually considered Guild guns.

This stands for Belguim
ELG (In an oblong circle with a crown over it)


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Francotte made OU's like that. And there were Belgian-made Charles Dalys back in the 30's that also looked quite similar. Those were likely made by Masquelier. Also, Abercrombie & Fitch sold a similar proprietary Belgian-made OU in the 30's, as did Stoeger under the Zephyr label. In short, quite a few OU's built on Merkel-like actions were coming out of Belgium in the 30's. The scalloped-back action and the engraving indicate that it's not an entry-level gun of that type, which would typically have a straight back to the action and minimal engraving.

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Originally Posted By: churchill
The stamps under the barrel are form the top:
1
KG
192
q
M (with a star over it)
PV (with a lion over it)
ELG (In an oblong circle with a crown over it)
12.70


The barrels weighed 1.192 Kgs at time of proof ( 2.62 lbs).
The *m is the date code, 1934.
The gun passed nitro proof.
It is a 12ga with 70mm chambers (2 3/4").
http://damascus-barrels.com/Belgian_All_Proofmarks.html

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q is the date
M* is the Controller of Proofs

Nice gun, bring it to Amarillo smile
We will shoot yours with mine

Mike
Merry Christmas

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