Here are all the images I have taken of the gun. Just realized today that the left barrel has a hole in it. Oh well was not expensive and bought to go on the wall anyway.
https://imgur.com/a/Cu6B36a
Here are all the images I have taken of the gun. Just realized today that the left barrel has a hole in it. Oh well was not expensive and bought to go on the wall anyway.
https://imgur.com/a/Cu6B36a
You have an answer - E Bernard was a Liége barrel maker - http://www.littlegun.be/arme%20belge...rnest%20gb.htm
So, Belgian-made barrels on a French action = a bitsa gun made for the lower end of the market and retailed via a local hardware store...
Thanks for the link to that website. Yes looks like it is E Bernard barrel. Though I have just seen that the barrel and action serial numbers do match 16506. So I would not think it is made from two different guns.
Also I am no expert but could a gunsmith fix that small hole? Since it is not near the breach where all the pressure is? Again, no expert on the logistics of shotguns
Cheers
Depends on how much you are already into for it. Is it worth a hundred pounds to fix? Me, think it adds character to an old gun.
I don't think it is possible to fix a small hole in a shot gun barrel. The walls are thin to start with and if the barrel is corroded there is likely to be other weak spots.
I think the only way the gun could be brought back into to use is by re-sleeving it. To do that a gunmaker would have to cut the barrels off just forward of the breech and braze in a new pair of barrels. Then it would have to be reproofed. That is very expensive and probably not worthwhile for the gun you have.
https://www.vintageguns.co.uk/articles/barrel-lining/