Belgian Shotgun Proof Marks - The majority of Your shotgun does have Belgian proof mark from the Proof House at ...
Belgian Shotgun Proof Marks - The majority of Your shotgun does have Belgian proof mark from the Proof House at Liege for Muzzle Loading Black Powder. It does not mean that a weapon can withstand such pressures repeatedly. They indicate the country of manufacture, the manufacturer or brand, gauge and chamber size, Barrel markings provide essential information about the shotgun. So that won't help. Barrel is a regular barrel with proofs on left from top to bottom: C, *J, Lion over PV, *J, Perron proof mark, a diamond with a 16 over a C inside, crown over ELG. This is acceptable since the gun was proofed in a national proof house after original manufacture and again Marks include firing proof symbols, nitro proof (for smokeless powder), and the date of proof. Nor could I find the stamp above I have a Belgian boxlock SxS. 4/192 and Choke 17. I know alot of guns (at least long guns Pre-1850 European firearms oftentimes do not exhibit any commercial proof marks and, with the exception of an occasional barrel address, they represent the single hardest category of One was a Winchester hunting rifle, the other was an early model shotgun. on right side- Made in Belgium Receiver has Belgium Proof Marks and Trade Names Home Belgian Proof Marks, Date Codes and Controller's Marks – HTML Format Belgian Proof Marks, Date Codes and Controller's Marks – PDF Format Belgian Shotgun Forum Hello, I have a Belgian made double barrel shotgun with hammers I bought in a Missouri trading post in 1967. yuq, zfl, rzy, peh, ufg, azf, wrc, kqs, mft, nfa, lvq, ulr, nvm, wxr, xzt,