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This is very good quality gun as evidenced by excellent polish on interior surfaces not seen when the gun is fully assembled. An Angliphile will say it is lesser quality because it is not stocked to fences, balls or breasts. Being European I do not share same point of view.

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Just as I suspected it's an Emile Warnant gun...
I just received one which is very similar and just as nice, but in lower condition...#26246 ca 1925.
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Wild Cattle, why do you think this gun is made by Emile Warnant, all E. Warnant guns have the letters E.W. on the barrel flats and I can't se these letters on the flats or any place else.
Of course I can make a mistake, but then I be glad that you correct me.
Cheers, greetings from Belgium, Marc.

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Thanks for all the comments and help so far. Can any of you shed some light on Emile Warnant please? Thanks.

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Possibly the E monogram(stylized EW?) on the tubes forward of the flats?

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The initials "EW" are clearly marked on the water table. I have sent a photo of it to ellenbr who has been so generous in posting my photos to this thread. Would love to hear any more information about Emile Warnant. Also, is there a book available about the Belgian guild makers? In English? Thanks.

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Culprit spangled EW on water-table. Quality piece with a set of proper tubes.

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Raimey
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I had seen the EW star in one of the previous pictures.
And the style is very similar to my own gun.
The one I have has chopper lump "Poldi anticorro" barrels, and is stocked to the fences. It also has sidelocks made by Jacquet who was one of the top "platineur" in Belgium at the time.
Emile Warnant was a fairly obscure maker who seems to have been mostly providing guns for retailers.
My gun was retailed by Jules Gervais a Anvers.
He was in business at Rue Lamarck, 99 in Liege from 1911 to 1934.
I think there is one for sale now at Cabelas under his own name.
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The cabela's gun is gone from their website, actually.

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Nice guns, I also love my Emile Warnant:

http://www.hunting-heritage.com/blog/index.php/2016/04/05/emil-warnant-belgian-boxlock/

Kind Regards,
Gunwolf

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