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Mickey D,
Thanks for the tip.. the Galazan catalog #9 places my gun as a 1920 model.
regards,
Tom

B in WV - the extent and depth of the pitting mentioned will have significent effect on price. If the pitting is very slight, you may be a little low and if it is extensive or deep, you may be high. The photos show me a pretty nice gun.

Thank you all. This is very interesting and will make a good background for whoever ends up with this gun.

I'll be trying for a very clear picture of the action flats after I get home from work and put up the best of the lot. At the same time I'll post the makers marks from the cited web site for side-by-side comparisons. I'm pretty sure I can come up with something usable.

I'm less sure about pictures of the pitting, but I'll try that too.

Here are some of the Francotte trademarks that have been used.



Pete

Here is the best photo I could get of the markings on the action flats. I don't see anything that looks like a Francotte trademark on here (or the barrel flats shown earlier). The other markings are the serial # and VERY faint/unreadable numbers inside the horseshoe/large 'C'.
These are all of the markings.
I believe I'm left with the identity as a 'Guild gun', possibly made around the turn of the century and rebarreled in the 1940's.

That leaves my final advertisement to read:

"Belgian SxS 20 ga boxlock, probable Guild gun, good wood,50%+ engraving coverage. Overall 80%+
Blued action; 27 1/2" barrels, current choking reportedly ic/m, barrels moderately pitted, but pattern well; single trigger; half pistol grip stock, 15 1/4" LOP, 2 3/4" drop, factory-added stock extension and hard rubber pad; splinter forearm with gold inlayed initials 'DL' or 'LD'."

Price will be determined soon and the gun posted on the classifieds page.

Thanks to everyone who helped with this detective story. I've learned a great deal and had some fun, too. IMHO, this is another example of what a great place this forum is!

Bruce, you should include that it's an ejector gun with factory 2 3/4" chambers. If the pitting isn't very significant--looks more like stains than pits--then I'd say $1,000 is somewhat low for the gun.

Bruce, you should include that it's an ejector gun with factory 2 3/4" chambers. If the pitting isn't very significant--looks more like stains than pits--then I'd say $1,000 is somewhat low for the gun.

Thank you for the additional comments. I appreciate your assitance and suggestions.

Why do you think it is a turn-o-the-century frame rebarreled? Since eliminating the serial as a Francotte, I'm much more inclined to see it as an OE 1948 gun - lock, stock, and barrel.

There is a comment on page two from PeteM about proof marks on the action flats. Its my only source for the info.