Thread: Help needed

A friend of my sons bought this beauty around to our place
Apparently been in the family forever and wanted to know a bit about it
Frankly I have no idea
Made in Belgium obviously
The hammer appears to contact the rod and spring which I assume makes it the firing pin.
Buggerall markings
Any ideas ?
@gundoc ?

A common Belgian cheap double-barrelled hammer gun that was one of several similar makes and models widely sold in NZ prior to WW2. They were made of low-grade steels and very average workmanship, looseness at the breech being a very common problem due to the soft steels. The gun has the common rebounding sidelocks which, when in good condition, will only allow the hammer to contact the firing pins when the trigger is pulled, and also provide protection in the event of a fall or a knock on the hammer. Sadly, the quality was lacking and the safety feature failed more often than not. This led directly to a ban on the importation of such guns in the years following WW2, only recently rescinded and subject to testing of each model before import approval. At auction such guns generally fail to achieve $50 unless in good condition. They are commonly found welded up and used as wall hangers.

OYEZ is a fairly common name. Google it, lower grade sxs hammer gun, can’t see, but probably Damascus, black powder. I’ve a Hollis single shot 12 g that belonged to my Great Grand dad which is worth about $100 but won’t part with it knowing my great grandad, my granddad, and my dad have all held it and looked over the barrels

Originally Posted by gundoc

A common Belgian cheap double-barrelled hammer gun that was one of several similar makes and models widely sold in NZ prior to WW2. They were made of low-grade steels and very average workmanship, looseness at the breech being a very common problem due to the soft steels. The gun has the common rebounding sidelocks which, when in good condition, will only allow the hammer to contact the firing pins when the trigger is pulled, and also provide protection in the event of a fall or a knock on the hammer. Sadly, the quality was lacking and the safety feature failed more often than not. This led directly to a ban on the importation of such guns in the years following WW2, only recently rescinded and subject to testing of each model before import approval. At auction such guns generally fail to achieve $50 unless in good condition. They are commonly found welded up and used as wall hangers.

Yep, what the doc said

Thanks guys.
I’ll clean it up and he can hang it on the wall.

must be photo angle but to my eyes the left chamber is smaller than right......

Actions a bit sloppy.
Doesn’t look like damascus barrels, but she’ll get a clean up tomorrow.