What I first look for are the marks indicating country of origin.
As you might imagine, many, many Belgian guns were exported to other countries for resale. Belgian firms could produce whatever was wanted at whatever price point, and the wage structure made their prices lower than their competitors. That, plus its skilled work force and their comparatively low wages, quickly made Liège a center for gun making. īecause of its deposits of coal and iron ore, industrialization took place early in Belgium. To my knowledge, there isn't a book out that covers European proof marks: If someone knows about such a book, please add a comment with that information.
I'll restrict myself therefore to saying something about gun making in Belgium and offering some proof marks. I've owned two Belgian side by sides and two Browning Superposed, so I guess I can say that I have some acquaintance with twentieth century ones, but unlike my posts on antique English shotguns I don't have an antique Belgian one at hand to describe.
A reader has asked me to say something about Belgian proof marks.
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