rooster steel is quite common on ordinary belgian pieces like this one. more prestigious steel like: poldi-anticorro, exelsior whitten or sir jos whitworths fcs is mostly found on better quality guns. the crest on the barrel looks out of place on that peasant gun. perhaps it belonged to grounds keeper at some central or eastern euro estate. the master must have been quite a screwge!
PS. i did see rooster steel on better quality blne with name 'populaire' engraved on the trigger plate. luvly lil' 16ga built on 20ga frame,......light as a feather. too bad previous owner had chambers punched out to 70mm.
I realize this may not be a "prime" piece, but in the arena I'm able to afford, it is a grand find. "Peasant" is a harsh term, but I guess it fits, since you would probably classify the current owner as one as well. Frankly, the quality of this gun is far superior to many American Arms I've owned. But nonetheless, this peasant will be content with his "ordinary Belgian" trash. You see, it's all this Methodist Minister can afford. What with all the "screwges" being so generous.
