I think you have a very well-made and unique gun. I really can't offer a qualified opinion - but if it were mine, I don't think I would be concluding it was a V-C.

A friend last year found an absolutely stunning Belgian-made sxs with no makers name - this gun had every attribute of a "best" gun. He bought it for $5k and if it had had Francotte or Lebeau marks on it, the gun could have sold for 4x that amount, easily. Buy the gun and not the maker . . . .

Such a long, long time to be gone, and a short time to be there.