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Sidelock
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I learn something every day, and a lot of times it's that what I learned the day before was wrong
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$300???....score my friend ...SCORE!!!!!
Is she tight....bbls clear of pits & with good wall dia"????
great deal I'd say
nice one , sometimes its a good thing to have a pair O stones & take a gamble, eh???
cheers
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James, Nice, very nice. From the marks the gun dates between 1878 - 1891. Also the LD is the mark of Lambert Dumoulin. What his firm did to the gun, I have no idea. http://damascus-barrels.com/bp.htmlPete
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Thats about what I figured Pete, I was browsing Von Lengerke and Detmold on Google and ran across its twin on a Cabelas site.It also has the LD mark on the action flats http://www.gunsinternational.com/Francot...FTOKEN=80057029I think they are a bit optimistic on their price. Does any one know when V L&D started importing Francottes? This one is engraved on the rib "Von Lengerke & Detmold New York U.S. Agents". Their 1890 catalog does not show Francotte as an item. Jim
I learn something every day, and a lot of times it's that what I learned the day before was wrong
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VL&D imported Francottes from ~ 1900 to ~ 1930 (when VL&D was sold to Abercrombie & Fitch).
A&F then sold Francottes marked 'VL&D' until ~ 1933 (when their inventory ran out).
Subsequent Francottes sold by A&F were marked 'A&F'.
Always looking for small bore Francotte SxS shotguns.
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I don't know anything about the manufacturer, but the grain in the stock and the engraving suggests it may have been a higher grade. Hard to go wrong for $300. You did good.
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me thinks american boys are too caught up in chasin' english and american classics while forgetting good ole' francotte.  bad for them good for me.
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