I'm going to post a Didier Drevet shotgun. SN 5275: dated 1887, a complete gun , chambered for 75mm. The gun has 30" Damascus barrels and was for sale for 750 Euros. - would that I been involved in Doubleguns when it came up for sale in 2012!
1) This adds to the graph of DD historical serial numbers.
2) It also gets closer to the theorized 1889 changeover date from mm to cm, when as WC pointed out France changed from the CGS system (centimeter, gram, second) to MKS system (meter, kilogram, second).

And what's with the brown case color?

FUSIL DE CHASSE à percussion centrale, chiens extérieurs, deux coups, calibre 12-75 (18). Canons damas juxtaposés de 76,5 cm de Didier Drevet. Platines gravées " L. Chalet à Saint Etienne ". Crosse en noyer quadrillé, marquée sur une pièce de laiton aux armes couronnées de Poncins. Dans un étui jambon en cuir " Count de Poncins ". Fabriqué en 1887.
N°5275 - 1887. Poids : 3,370 Kg.
5è catégorie.
Adjugé : 750 €
https://www.rouillac.com/fr/lot-233-79107-fusil_chasse_percussion_centrale_chiens?p=9




Last edited by Argo44; 08/25/18 06:23 AM.
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