What kind of shotgun do I have?

Question by Faceman: What kind of shotgun do I have?
I first thought it was an antique but then noticed it said Machine Made on the right side of the handle. On the left side there is some lettering, but it’s too worn out to be legible. It’s a double-barrel 12 gauge. Dual triggers. It has a criss cross pattern on the handle. The barrel does not hinge down, it comes completly off and seprates off from the other piece. At the end of the barrel where the shells go in, on the bottom, it has some numbers and letters. It looks like “18.0″ and “BA” right next to it. It also has the letter E over the letters LG in an oval with a small crown on top. And a V with an A or a star over it. The inside of the barrel is smooth and does not have a “twist to it”. Further up the barrel on the bottom it has “V 0061″ and even further up it has “5343″. And I just noticed it looks like it may say “BELGIUM LAMINATED STEEL” on top of the barrel. I can’t really see it, but it’s an educated guess. That is as much info I can give because there really isn’t more.

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Answer by JD
Sounds like you have an Old/Antique Double Barrel 12 gauge Shotgun thats missing the Fore-end. If thats the case this fore-end would allow the shotgun to “break” open and then be loaded or unloaded..This Shotgun wasn’t designed to come apart into 2 pieces..it’s just missing parts.The “E” over LG markings with the Crown are PROOF MARKS.A picture would be a great help to identify what brand and make shotgun you may have……It could be English, Belgium or any number of other manufacturers, both foreign and domestic U.S. made…….

NOTE* The reference to “Belguim Laminated Steel” on the barrel refers to a manufacturing process that uses hammered steel rods to produce the steel barrel tubes..also referred to as Damascus type barrel making..Quite common
on older and antique shotguns.

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