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MT Hunter: If your gun has the ELG inside the "pineapple with a crown" it is definitely of Belgian origin, proofed in Liege. A good wallhanger or mantlepiece gun IMHO.

Best Regards, George

Oh well 150 bucks ventured and I ended up with wall art.
Could have done worse.

Then the gun was proofed in Belgium. Here are the Belgian proof marks.
http://damascus-barrels.com/Belgian_All_Proofmarks.html

Post pictures of all the markings on the gun. It may help to date it.

Pete

MThunter,
You might still show it to a gunsmith knowledgeable of SXS's. I've regularly shot a number of "clunkers", I just used either BP reloads or Winchester AA Low recoil/noise shells. I had one no-name clunker with a Lefaucheux break action that, when enough people asked me what it was, I finally had JABC engraved on the sidelocks. I used it for sporting clays at doublegun meets.
Steve
PS It's often amazing how nice these old clunkers can look after being freshened up.

They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder.