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Eugene, I am still curious about my original hypothesis - that 1) the Lefaucheux was unlikely to have a Paris proof mark, and 2) a Paris proof mark is a relatively rare thing on pre-1885 guns. Is that a fair assumption? Was M. Didier-Drevet correct? Many thanks and I learn every day.



By the way what part of Normandy are you from? For a week a few years ago I explored the area where the 82nd Airborne jumped on 06 Juin 1944 - From Saint Mere Elise, Chef du Pont, to Pont l'Abbe (Picauville) across the Mederet River and down to Baupt. My father was killed at Pretot. Photos from his camera here: https://www.508pir.org/album_williams/index.htm

Gene Williams
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Thanks for sharing those great photos with us, Gene,

All my best, SRH

Pays de Bray is a little area in a triangle Paris - Amiens - Rouen, so more in Seine Maritime - Oise higher up than the Calvados.

For the moment I never found on Lefaucheux arms (father or son) the proofmark of Paris .......
Father and son signed LF, casimir with a square around, eug�ne not.
Eug�ne had also a belgium proofmark EL with a crown.

Mr Didier Drever is right but for exemple nearly all the barrels of Lefaucheux (father and son) have indication of provenance .... belgium - st etienne but when he buy from Bernard or an other he probably don't know where the barrel comes- from
And that is not there problem , there looking for good barrel and not to expensif barrels ... to make as much profit as possible ..

JLR or JLF can be both, I already have seen this kind of marking on barrels ...

Eug�ne L .

Also on a single shotgun from Lefaucheux..



http://s144812367.onlinehome.fr/carabine-signee-lefaucheux-en-cal-24-a-broche

Most interesting. Just may be JLR but that R is truly ugly if it is:


Subject double

Single shot

Cheers,

Raimey
rse

I agree

Eugene, I have just read part of the www.lefaucheux.net which you provided. What a wonderful reference. Thank you.