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Could anybody here give me any information of that french shotgun maker ? My client has very nice side-by-side sidelock shotgun from named maker.
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Anything on G. Callens' address? Perhaps a city in France? If Callens is not located in St. Etienne, or possibly Paris, chances are that's the name of the shop that sold the gun, not the maker. And the gun could very well be Belgian rather than French. Good photos showing proofmarks would be very helpful.
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There is text "Paris-Roubaix" and barrels have both Belgian and French proofmarks (St. Etienne). Of course G.Callens could be seller too but his name is not engaved on the barrel, only in watertable
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Larry is probably right, I have a nicely made 16ga boxlock that is marked Ets Lien Chapu Callens on the right barrel; Paris-Roubiax-Lalle on the left one. It has Belgian proofs with a lower case d as proof date. It has a manufactures mark on the standing breech, I have some photos on my computer I will dig up if there is interest.
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I have some photos on my computer I will dig up if there is interest. Please, do so.
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I learn something every day, and a lot of times it's that what I learned the day before was wrong
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Try to get a good photo of the barrel flats and all the proofmarks. That will be most helpful in helping you sort out your gun.
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I have good recource of books according to proof marks. As I said there is both belgian and french proof marks. Then there is one sign like eagles head which I don´t identify and initials (maybe barrel makers) "JT". Text "Choke" and "17,4" and "18,4". Barrels have honed and re-blued but you could hardly see text "Acier xxxxx" which should tell steel of barrels. This shotgun has engaved very sparely; only narrow "band" round the lock plate and some on screws head. According yours comments and proof marks it seems that shotgun has been made and proofed in Belgium and then imported and re-proofed in France. Seller was G. Callens. I find from internet one auction cataloque where has sold very similar shotgun. Seller has descibed shotgun as follows: "fusiL De chasse à platines stéphanois G. Callens. 2 coups, calibre 12/65, éjecteurs. 2 paires de canons juxtaposés de 80 cm. Chokes : droits : full et 1/4 ; gauche : full et 1/2. bascule et platines gravées de bouquets et rinceaux feuillagés. Double détentes dont une articulée. Crosse en noyer de 36,5 cm avec rallonge de 1,5 cm, en partie quadrillé. 5e catégorie. Dans une valise en bois recouverte de cuir, garnie à l'intérieur de feutre bordeaux. Étiquette dans le couvercle "Maison Lien et Chapu Callens Sr Paris"."There is one foto of gun and it seems to be very similar but with two barrels: 
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Eagle Heads sounds like Cap or Falla.
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When Shooting Sportsman Magazine first started up in the '80's, there was an article in one of those early issues titled "As good as a Purdey?". It was about a really nice sidelock Callens with several photos. You might contact Ed Carroll with SSM for a reprint.
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