An oval, being a continuous shape, does not have sides by the normal definition. However, one can argue it has an infinite amount of sides.
Oval.
An oval is not a rhombus. A rhombus is a quadrilateral whereas an oval has no sides or angles.
yes
There are no vertices in an oval
ELG inside an oval is a Belgian proofmark.
pistol bears the famous "ELG Oval" which is the mark of the Liege proof house
Belgian made after 1890
The ELG in an oval indicates it was made in Belgium (Liege) prior to 1893 (unless there is a crown over the oval, then it was made sometime later), and approved for black powder ammunition.
ELG in an oval shows it was proofed in Belgium. If there is a crown above the oval it was after 1893 and if not it it was earlier. SJD indicates the manufacturer was Simonis, Janssen, Dumoulin and Company.
Belgin proof mark from turn of the century.
Depends. The very well known maker of high quality guns, Westley Richards, was in England. The people that tried to copy his name, and made low quality, low value guns marked W. Richard were from Belgium. Belgian guns will show the Belgian proofmark, a very small stamp of an oval, with the letters ELG inside the oval,
Most likely a Belgian gun. Take off the barrels and look at the barrel flats (breech end on the underside of the barrels). If you see the letters 'ELG' inside an oval then it's Belgian.
two oval balls
There is a Belgian proof mark for smokeless powder that resembles what you're describing. You usually see proof marks on the barrel flats (breech end of the barrels on the bottom side). Another common Belgian proof mark is the letters ELG inside an oval.
A small oval, containing the letters ELG, stamped into the metal of a firearm, would indicate the gun was made in Belgium, and was tested by the government Proof House in Liege Belgium.
Taina Elg was born on March 9, 1930, in Impilahti, Finland.