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Barrel mark ID
« on: July 14, 2025, 09:24:23 PM »
Can anyone ID this barrel marking?


« Last Edit: July 14, 2025, 09:31:02 PM by bama »
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Re: Barrel mark ID
« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2025, 09:30:26 PM »
To me the letters look like ELC with a star underneath.

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Re: Barrel mark ID
« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2025, 09:40:47 PM »
It's a Belgian proofmark. 

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Re: Barrel mark ID
« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2025, 09:44:11 PM »
It is the Belgian Liege proof mark used on their earlier guns. After 1893, they added a crown above the oval.
What is it on??

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Re: Barrel mark ID
« Reply #4 on: July 14, 2025, 09:59:33 PM »
Thanks guys, I thought that was what it was.

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Re: Barrel mark ID
« Reply #5 on: July 14, 2025, 10:02:15 PM »
It is on what I believe to be a fowler made up of various parts using a Belgian barrel. It is not mine, I will see if I can get some pictures.
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