'Be more careful to use what you have, than to get more.' Richard Baxter (1615-1691), Directions Against Covetousness If the barrels now weigh >3% less (from honing), the gun is considered out of proof May also be stamped '1K3555' after 1924 without the decimal. 724'Īfter 1924 the markings were 'Choke' and bore only.īarrel weight at the time of Smokeless proof: 1 kilogram = 2.2046 pounds 1.3555 Kg = 3 pounds. 027' or Improved Modifiedġ8.4 was the usual c. Poincons Officiels du Banc D'Epreuves de Liege from 'Trade & Hallmarks on Firearms in Belgium' Bruno Joos De Ter Beerst, 1998ġ7.0 =. Please note that many Belgian guns will be chambered for:ĭate of Proof codes– Lettres Annales used after 1921Īnother version of the Greek letters 1948-1961 Post-1924 - A 12-70 in an Omega lying is the gauge and chamber length in mm., and would indicate the gun is chambered for 12ga 70mm - 2 3/4” length shells. Prior to 1924 the gauge would be indicated within a diamond. NON POUR BALLE - choked unrifled bores used 1878 - 1897ġ898 - 1910 – Bore in mm (22 cm from breech) and muzzle (choke constriction) appear next to each other after ‘choke’ġ910 – 1924 – Bore in mm is over muzzle dimension 1900 Belgian 12 gauge bore would be 18.4 mm =. If there is no Lion over PV, the gun was NOT proved for smokeless powder. The Perron (tower) indicates provisional blackpowder proof even on guns later voluntary proved with smokeless powder which are marked with a Lion over PV. Proof Marks - Poincons Officiels du Banc D'Epreuves de Liege Most of the Belgian guns imported before WWI were not of high quality when new, and NO vintage shotgun should be fired, with any load, until examined by a double gun specialist smith.
firms of Hartley & Graham and Simmons Hardware bought 90,000 shotguns, rifles, and handguns from Liege gunmakers. The Banc d’Epreuves de Liege proved 233,526 double barrel smoothbore guns in 1889, the majority for export.
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