Gene, I could not find boudrole in any of my French dictionaries. Nor is it one of the words listed in the "Petit Lexique Technique" included in Pierre Fonteneau's "Les Armes de Chasse a Canon Lisse et Leurs Munitions". I've left that book next to my computer so I can check your list against what Fonteneau has included in his.

Thanks for your efforts. French shotgun cranks appreciate it.

Speaking of which . . . I recently passed on the chance to buy a really nice (and fairly modern) French 16 from Gastinne Renette. Had relatively few proofmarks compared to the short novel you find on some French barrel flats, but it did carry the St. Etienne triple proof. Stock was too long and too high for me. Otherwise I'd own it.