![]() ![]() So, as l understand, the good Belgian shot-gun firms are predominantly Fabrique Nationale ( Browning ), August Francotte and Marcel Thys. That answers my questions very accurately. Thank you so much for your informative reply. Also, the Francotte mauser-based rifles are wonderful and expensive finds. They built both basic boxlocks that were durable and very shootable, and some of the finest sidelocks produced in Liege. Francotte is an excellent well respected brand. A Belgian Superposed is still one of the finest OUs ever produced. And let us not forget, for those of us of a certain age, "Belgian Browning" was the epitome of a quality built production arms. has a Marcel Thys double rifle that is as good as any Rigby ever produced in the golden era. I have a Galand (Paris) Sidelock made in Liege that is as fine as any English gun I have ever seen. The cheap guns have a well earned reputation for coming off face, ribs separating, stocks cracking etc, etc. Paradoxically, at the same time, they were building some of the finest shotguns and rifles ever made by human hands. Regrettably, particularly in the Damascus era, the Belgians produced a lot of very cheaply made doubles for export. ![]()
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