Fernando K is right. I am also aware that some French gun makers tested their arms in Liege, but i also don't remember the reason; maybe for some kind of convenience. There are also gun makers that, being French, made part or all their manufacture in Liege workshops.
Also as a curiosity we may recall that the Liege "ELG in the oval" proof mark was introduced by the Napoleonic proof rule in 1810, when the French occupied Liege.
It would be interesting to know all the words engraved in your pistol lock plate, if you find it possible.
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