old .410

coldcache

dI have customer who brought in a break open .410
with Belgium Proof Marks. The barrel breaks open
all the way laying against frame. It has hammer
and is a single fire gun. The barrel is hexagonal
tapering to round barrel. Anyone having idea what
company made this gun and its approximate value,
please advise. I will try to get photo. Thanks, Jerry

Bert H.

Hello Jerry,

My bet is that the barrel is octagonal before it transitions to round. Most of those old Belgian scatterguns were made by cottage industry shops and are unmarked. Determining who or when exactly they were made is next to impossible. That said, importation to the U.S. began circa 1890, and ceased at the outbreak of WW I. Single barrel (single-shot) shotguns are not considered to be "collectable", and typically are very low valued. Caution... that old .410 bore is most likely only chambered for a 2-inch shell, and should not be fired with any modern manufactured shells

coldcache

Thanks a lot Bert

Dean Cascio

It may not even be a.410 2-inch. It could be an .44 shotshell which is even older then the 2-inch .410's
Dean
quote:Originally posted by Bert H.
Hello Jerry,

that old .410 bore is most likely only chambered for a 2-inch shell, and should not be fired with any modern manufactured shells