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French retailed gun, clearly Belgian-made. Good weight and dimensions, 3rd fastener. Any guesses as to who might of made it? It says "Belgique" on action.

Pictures of the proofs marks??

http://www.littlegun.be/arme%20belge/a%20a%20artisans%20identifies%20gb.htm

http://www.shotguns.se/html/belgium.html

http://damascus-barrels.com/Belgian_Trade_Marks.html

Skeettx: still at work. Maybe later tonight.

Belgique just means Belgium, so that doesn't help much other than to confirm that's where it was made. Even though France has had a very active gun industry for a long time, a surprising number of Belgian-made guns have been sold there.

Was St. Hubert a location or street, possibly in Paris ?

Nah, he was a Bishop or similar in Liege & was the Patron Sankt of Hunters, fellas that tote up their ciphers and maybe some tradesmen?

Cheers,

Raimey
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Raimey, I have a nicely made over under from Belgium. The barrels are marked "A Saint Hubert Paris"

"Belgique" is the only other script on the gun , along with typical Belgian proofmarks.

Really, a very nice 16-bore bird gun, 6 lbs even, 27 1/2-inch tubes, fairly open chokes, 15 1/4-inch LOP (over a 3/4-inch leather-covered pad).





This gun also says St. Hubert, Paris on it's tubes as well. The assumption at the shop was that St. Hubert acted as a retailer?

Pretty little gun. Reeks of quality, and in outstanding condition.

Has your boy seen it?


Best,
Ted

There is a Rue Saint-Hubert in Paris:

Saint-Hubert street is a public way situated in the 11th arrondissement of Paris. It begins at 66-70 rue Saint-Maur and ends at 86 Ave de la Republique. This way carries the name of Saint-Hubert, the patron saint of hunters. The way is began off the side of rue Saint-Maur beginning in 1908 using the name "rue Nouvelle," and in 1932 received the name rue Saint-Hubert on the decision of it's river fronting property owners. It was classed as a Parsian street by a law of 8 Jan 1935

La rue Saint-Hubert est une voie publique situ�e dans le 11e arrondissement de Paris. Elle d�bute au 66-70 rue Saint-Maur et se termine au 86 avenue de la R�publique. Cette voie porte le nom de Saint-Hubert, saint patron des chasseurs. Cette voie est amorc�e du c�t� de la rue Saint-Maur � partir de 1908 sous le nom de rue Nouvelle, et re�oit, en 1932, sur d�cision des propri�taires riverains celui de rue Saint-Hubert. Elle est class�e dans la voirie parisienne par un arr�t� du 8 janvier 1935.

There is a Saint-Hubert hunting club in Paris: http://www.sainthubertclubdefrance.com/presentation-du-shcf/historique/



There are other Saint-Hubert Paris guns out there:
FUSIL DE CHASSE � PERCUSSION CENTRALE, chiens ext�rieurs, deux coups, calibre 12-65, de Delahalle � Saint Hubert Paris. Canons juxtapos�s de 68,5 cm. bande plume s�par�e. Crosse demi pistolet en noyer en partie quadrill�e de 36,5 cm. Vers 1880-1900. Fabrication li�geoise

This fellow was a well known Persian gun marketer: P. Delahalle A Saint-Hubert, Paris

Here's a Lebeau Coreilly Belgian Saint-Hubert one for sale at about $12,000:
RARE FUSIL SUPERPOS� SAINT HUBERT � PLATINE � 9.500 �
https://www.chassons.com/petite-annonce/rare-fusil-superpose-saint-hubert-a-platine-9-500-e/#