pistol bears the famous "ELG Oval" which is the mark of the Liege proof house
What is rw elg
Taina Elg was born on March 9, 1930, in Impilahti, Finland.
The cast of Suomalaisia maailman turuilla - Taina Elg - 1963 includes: Taina Elg as herself
ELG means it was made in Belgium Only those guns that were actually made in Belgium will have the "ELG" proof mark on them.
The ELG says it was made in Belgium and the crown says no earlier than 1893. The mass import of shotguns from Europe (I'm assuming you are in the US) pretty much ended with the start of WWI, so probably prior to 1914.
Taina Elg has written: 'Varpailla maailmalle' -- subject(s): Ballerinas, Ballet dancers, Biography
Elg is possibly an abbreviation of Elgin, an English male name meaning noble.
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The cast of Starring - Taina Elg - 2003 includes: Lenita Airisto as herself Taina Elg as herself Mel Ferrer as himself Greta Kukkonen as herself Gregory Peck as himself
Sounds like it could be a Westley Richards & Co. knockoff. Research Westley Richards guns and see if u can narrow it down. I believe the ELG is a Begian Proof Mark. True W. Richards shotguns were made in England. Howere, at the time there were 17 other registered gunmakers in England at the time with the name Richards. A TRUE Westley Richards will never have the first name abbreviated.
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