Inherited Rifle, looking for info/valuation

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Deanna

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Hello, all...

My name is Deanna from the Niagara area. I've recently inherited a double barrel shotgun that I'm looking for advice / information on. Is this a proper forum to request that? I have pictures of the relevant markings and have attempted google for information, but it seems that the markings are too vague for me to identify and/or understand. For starters its from "The Liege United Arms Co. Ltd Liege (Belguim)" and "Columbia" on the upper part and in between the barrels. There's a tiny little stamp at the end of the barrels that's either a "06" or "90". Hopefully, as a newbie, I've included the links to photos below. Being my first post, please excuse any faux pas. The last link is to a flickr album with several pictures.

Any direction would be appreciated.
Deanna

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I have one of those, mine has 2 3/4" chambers and no sign of twist steel barrels so I have been shooting the cheap Winchester ad federal 100rd bulk pack rounds in it an it shoots great. I think I only paid like $150 for it
 
Here's a bit of a cut and paste for you about Belgian shotguns.

Today Belgian made guns have a deservedly high reputation, but this was not always the case. From the late 1800's through the decade immediately following the Great War (W.W. I), in addition to best guns, a great number of relatively low grade guns and also double gun barrels were manufactured in Belgium. (This was much the same situation as occurred with Spanish guns in the decades immediately following W.W. II.) Belgian twist barrels, especially, were viewed with suspicion, sometimes with good reason. American high grade guns, for example, usually came with British, German, or American made barrels. Only lessor quality American guns were made in Belgium or supplied with Belgian barrels and large numbers of cheaply made private label (house brand) shotguns were imported from Belgium. In the 1930's this situation slowly improved.
 
This gun has a few features that set it apart for the "normal" $150 cheap Belgian guns
one is the drawn steel barrels
Another is the Greener cross bolt .
The lock hammers are not the normal tight curl of the " interchangeable" or the locks marked " machine made"
without looking at all the proof marks, if the gun was in good shape I would not hesitate to buy it for $300 or even more if I was looking to add another to my Belgian guns that I shoot regularly
Cat
 
Tough to tell for sure from the pics, but the coloration on the receiver makes it look like case hardened steel... Not sure how much of a difference that will make on the price, but if that's the case, it'd be a bit better quality than some of the lower end shotguns I've seen bumping around.
 
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