Some of the most beautiful work of this craftsman, and many others, are in this book “Liège Gunmakers through their Work. 1800 - 1950”.
For more detail see: LIEGE GUNMAKERS
Manufacture Liégeoise d’armes à Feu
This is what was
once called a "garden rifle" (so cheap) in 12mm calibre (also called. 410)
manufactured by the Manufacture liégeoise d'armes à feu.
Juxtaposed
barrels, English stock, key of opening between the hammers.
The markings
ELG on star in
crowned oval: acceptance stamp between 1898 and 1924
EL: provisional
test since 1852
K under star:
countermark of a controller between 1877 and 1968
12 M C in
elongated diamond: size, between 1898 and 1924
Perron: inspection
since 1853
ML in a circle
under the crown: the brand of the Manufacture liégeoise d'armes à feu.
See volume 5 of
the series by Alain Daubresse :
http://www.littlegun.be/livres/a%20a%20livre%20alain%20general.htm
The right barrel
is not choked, the left one is 9. 6 mm, 22 cm from the breech and at the mouth.
10. 3 is (in my
humble opinion) the "normal" diameter of a 12 mm/410 barrel.
GP
P. S. : The
manufacturing range of this weapon is therefore between 1898 and 1924
