Old Belgian Gun Makers Marks

This part of the site is dedicated to the liege guns manufacturers and more particularly to its golden age 1814 1914 with extrapolations over older times and the contemporary period.

Old belgian gun makers marks. Aggregate of articles pertaining to firearms manufacturers in belgium. Double proof as prescribed by the french law of 1810. But if the gun is a british or continental breechloader it should have proof marks on the water table of the receiver and on the barrel flats near the breech. Interlaced and surmounted by a crown.

Greener s the gun and its development 9th edition 1910. The mark is applied after the gun has passed the belgian proof. This category has only the following subcategory. In it s small version it s a acceptance mark on barrels that was exported in a unfinished state 1846 1893.

Arms manufacturing in liege. M mecar 4 p pages in category firearm manufacturers of belgium the following 4 pages are in this category out of 4 total. Has no proofing houses as in england france germany and. These two and sometimes the maker s private mark may be found on many old weapons.

The proof marks shown below will assist in determining nationality of manufacturers when no other markings are evident. The viewer s mark was a capital v also surmounted with a crown. Their cipher or mark was the letters g p. Please enter the markings you want to research and click the submit button.

We will try to help gun aficionados worldwide to identify date and deepen their knowledge or simply to discover. When they were made all british guns had to be subjected to proof testing they still are to ensure that they were fit for purpose. Wwii german codes markings. This mark is found on guns that is not made in belgium by countries that use proofs that is not recognized by the belgian proof house.

Since 1929 eibar admission proof for guns with old marks since 1929 eibar. Cowboy old western history items 5 4 2020 bargain basement 9 3 2020 check our services. Belgian proof marksproof marks. Birmingham had also a proof but this test was not obligatory and makers evaded the tests.

Black powder proof for rifles and shotguns. The majority of marks will be found on the barrel flats though early guns may have stamps on the tubes under the forend. Here s an illustration of early twentieth century belgian proofs from w.