Bladeswitcher,
First of all, I agree with you that the gun was made for export, likely to an English speaking country. Geco is Gustav Genschow and was a pretty large retailer. The 12 in a circle shows that it was chambered for the standard 12ga shells. At the time, this would have been about 67mm or 2 5/8". In my experience, 13ga tubes are more common in 12ga guns than other sizes. The gun was clearly proofed in Suhl, but it has the look of a French or Belgian gun. Imported guns were often proofed using the "view" proof (crown U),w/o other proofs( the crown W, shows the barrels were choked).
Mike
Last edited by Der Ami; 12/08/16 06:24 PM.
