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I am trying to figure out who made this and date of manufacture, caliber etc. I have looked all over this double and cannot find a maker, or even gauge. The left is 16 gauge, and the right probably 10mm .404 with a caliper. Here are a few pics, any help would be appreciated.


[img]https://imgur.com/jlrGSrE[/img]

Hello tal38
Welcome on your first posting
Nice firearm

You will need to remove the forearm, and take the barrels
away from the action.

On the underside of the barrels will be proof marks

Belgium marks are like this

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

Please post pictures of the proof marks

Again, Welcome
Mike

Thanks Mike! I will take it down. Any place in particular on the underside? I looked there before but could have missed it. I'm sorry for the previous blurred pic. It is a beautiful looking weapon. It does have a peep sight that pops up when you press a button. Is the method of takedown for reloading uncommon? It has what looks like bonethat sits below the forearm that turns 90 degrees to open it.

Nice gun, probably German or Austrian from the style and the engraving.

The Proof Marks (under the breeches and on the action flats) should tell us more.

Those pop-up peep sights, later found on some Mannlicher-Schoenauer rifles, are sometimes called Baillie-Grohman sights after the author of “Sport in the Alps” who claimed he had invented them.

Do pleasure us with some fotos of the >>Pop-Up<< sight. Interesting novel addition of the hook on the trigger-guard-bow.

It is more than likely of Germanic origin, a Büshflinte-Sorte, Cape-Gun on a Casimir Lefaucheux Platform. More than likely made in Zella Sankt Blasii - Mehlis or possibly Suhl. Probably a 10mm BPE variety.

Serbus,

Raimey
rse

Actually in the Basement German & Austrian Section we recently had a discussion on the longevity of the Lefaucheux Platform and how the Huskys were produced up to say the 2nd Major Disagreement in Europe(WWII).

https://www.doublegunshop.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=633732#Post633732

Serbus,

Raimey
rse

And if the tubes are fluid steel, which they appear to be from the couple fotos, then they are becoming rare with a small additional intrinsic value due to the development of the H-Bomb and testing, WWII and Post.....

https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3132...ng-it?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a99


https://doublegunshop.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=634675&page=1

Serbus,

Raimey
rse

I have spun fotos of these characters like a top, but I still cannot make it out.



Could you pleasure us with fotos the water-table & standing breech?

Serbus,

Raimey
rse

You will have to make a chamber cast to determine the kalibre. You can lube the chamber & use wax from a significant other's candle stash for a rough idea.

Serbus,

Raimey
rse