Merci FAB, je ne me suis pas rendu compte.

Ted, I thought we had it nailed down but then took a look at the "1912" gun and found it questionable and Skeetz's 1918 turned out to chambered CM not mm.

It's easy solution though - we just take this gun out of the list. Still looking for the first reliable dated Didier Drevet barrel chambered in mm since I don't trust the photo of the "1912 or 1918" gun above.

Here is the latest chart of guns with dated Didier-Drevet barrels confirmed by photos:

1852 - DD begins to serial number and date his barrels
1855 - Gold Medal for Barrels - Exposition Universelle des produits de l'Agriculture, de l'Industrie et des Beaux-Arts de Paris
1878 - . XXXX;. . 65 . mm; 18.6; Gun maker: Didier Fusil; Sn: ?? (damas underlever hammergun)
1879 - . 3675;. . ??? . . ??; 18.3; Gun maker; ??. . . . . .; Sn: ??
1885 - ..4922;. . ??? . mm; 17.0. Gun maker: Pondevaux et Jussy; gun sn: ??
1887 - ..5275;. . 75. .mm; 18.4. Gun maker: L.Chalet; gun sn: ??
1889 - shift from mm to cm in Saint Etienne per Wildcattle
189X -. .6652;. .6.5. .cm; 18.4; Gun maker: ??; Gun SN: ? SxS Steel.
1896 -. .7572;. .6.5. .cm; 18.4; Gun maker: Darne R grade; Gun SN: ? SxS Damascus.
1896 -. .7653;. .6.5. .cm; 15.6; Gun maker: Darne; Gun SN: 657 SxS Steel
1898 -. .8357;. .7 . . .cm; 16.8; Gun maker; ?? Gun SN: ?
1899 - ..8532;. .7 . . .cm; 19.6; Gun maker: Cizeron-Gabion; Gun SN:
1899 -. .8855;. .6.5. .cm; 17.0; Gun maker: Moulard; gun sn: ??
1900 - Grand Prix for Barrels - Paris Universelle
1900 - ..8975;. .6.5. .cm; 18.4; Gun maker: Darne; gun sn??
1901 - ..9451;. .6.5. .cm; 18.4; Gun maker: Darne V series; gun sn: 1508
1903 - ???????? . .6.5. .cm; 18.4; Gun maker: Buford Armurier SN 5397
1904 - 11412; . .6.5. .cm; 18.4; Gun maker: ?? gun sn: ??
1905 - 11604; . . ??? . . ??; 18.4? Gun maker: ?? gun sn: ??
1906 - 11985; . .7 . . .cm; 17.0; Gun maker: Gerest Berthon; gun sn: ??
1906 - 12075; . .7 . . .cm; 18.4; Gun maker: ??; gun sn: ??
1907 - 12455; . .6.5. .cm; 18.4; Gun maker: ??; gun sn: ??
1907 - 12537: . .7 . . .cm; 18.4; Gun maker: ??; gun sn: ??
1907 - 12613? . .7 . . .cm; 18.4; Gun maker: Geneaux; gun sn: ??
1907 - ???????? . .7.5. .cm; 19.6; Gun maker; ??; gun sn: ??
1908 - 12707;. . 6.5. .cm; 18.4; Gun maker: ??; gun sn: ?? Decorative boxlock
1908 - 12740; . .6.5. .cm; 17.0; Gun maker: ??; gun sn: ??
1910 - 13184; . .6.5. .cm; 18.4: Gun maker: ??; gun sn: ??
1918?- 13986? . . 65. .mm; 18.4: ??????? 1st mm chamber??
1918 - 14204; . .6.5. .cm; 18.4: Gun maker: ?? gun sn: 19488; (Skeetz's gun)
1919 - 14340; . .6.5. .cm; 18.4; Gun maker: ?? gun sn: ?? La bascule jaspée avec son axe d'origine porte la signature en lettres cursives « Didier Fusil 1919.09.23 » . Une inscription en majuscules vient la compléter sur la table : « MARQUES DÉPOSÉES D.D-1919-23 ».
1919 - 14341; . .6.5. .cm; 18.4; Gun maker; ?? gun sn: ??
1921 - 15034; . .6.5? .cm; 18.4; Photo is unclear but 6.5 is the best guess
1924 - shift from cm to mm in Saint Etienne?
1924 - 16571?;. . 75. .mm; 19.6; Gun maker: Didier Drevet (SIFARM) "Excelsior." gun sn: 1080

Last edited by Argo44; 10/02/23 04:58 PM.
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