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Belgian makers produced a lot of utility grade shotguns, first muzzle loaders and then breechloaders. The switchup started around 1850 with pinfires, and few MLs were made after maybe 1870. Few had names or anything other than proof marks. Betcha there's a ELG on the barrels under the forearm.
This is an artifact, not a firearm.
Do check if it's loaded. Slide a cleaning rod down each bore and mark where the muzzle is. Then lay it along the barrel and see if the end comes to the nipples when the mark you made is at the muzzle.
If it's still loaded, a smith can make things right.
DO NOT TRY TO SHOOT IT OUT!
And do not even dream about making this thing into a lamp.
That's about it, thanks for posting a neat bit of firearms history....
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