[renegade]

Need help identifying this small smoothbore shotgun. Single Shot. Breech load. Belgian Proof Marks. No Name. Barrel folds to Butstock. Near as I can tell the muzzle bore is about .40

[CA357]

It's interesting. Can you get some close up photos of the various rollmarks and anything else that may help identify it?

[renegade]

These are the markings found on either side of the barrel close to the breech end.

[CA357]

Thanks, those will help. Now we need an expert to show up.

[Benning Boy]

"Liege" is arguably the most noted Belgian manufacturer.

Apparently, this style was favored by poachers, as it was concealable, and Liege manufactured this style.

[c3shooter]

As mentioned, these were frequently called "poacher's guns"- they would fold enough to fit under a cloak, down pants leg, etc. The stock is known as a skeleton stock- and yes, that should be a .410- but likely a TWO INCH .410, and possibly a black powder 410. The city of Liege was a hotbed of small cottage gunmakers, as well as the national proofhouse of Belgium. I don't have a maker's name for you, but did run across a sister gun, sidexside .folding .410, skeleton stock, priced at 575 L Sterling (minty condition)

B.E. Chaplin - Gun Makers Shop - Gun Repairs - Game Shooting - Gun Alterations - English Shotguns
Scroll down about 1/3 of the page.

A possible (shot in the dark) maker would be A. Francotte. The side lever was characteristic of their actions, and IIRC, they were in Liege.

[renegade]

The gun displayed on the link to B.E. Chaplin is very similar

THanks for the input!

[Hawg]

It's proofed for black powder so do not use smokeless in it.

[BillDeShivs]

Leige is a city in Belgium, not a maker.

[wmille01]

it's a very nice looking gun, just thinking about it they make survival guns like that now. Kind cool that they had pretty much the same idea way back then.