12 gauge side-by side shotgun manufactured by Liege Sporting Gun Company Ltd.

Wondering if anyone could put me on the right track to obtain information (date of manufacture) on a 12 gauge side-by side shotgun manufactured by Liege Sporting Gun Company Ltd. Its engraved on the receiver area and on all of the exposed screw heads.
It has twin triggers and the serial No. is 1345 choke 184 cm

Thanks for the info. This gun has been owned by my neibour for 50 years and he bought it used.

hi remmington,

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The Leige (a/k/a BAC model B-26) and the Citori imported by browning were both introduced to the US market in 1973 . They were introduced as an alternative to the costly Superposed. Browning was actually testing the market strength of a entry level European no frills piece, as compared to a Japanese product (Citori) manufactured at the Maurika plant, where sister company Winchester had been producing 101's and side by side 23's for several years. The Leige is a no frills version of the Superposed . Same quality of fit and materials but without the tight checkering (lines per inch) and engraving.

Within three years the American shooting public had accepted the much less expensive Japanese version and a great European entry level product met it's demise. According to the Browning Arms North America web site, the gun is still manufactured for the Euorpean market. IMHO
Kim