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#145128 04/22/09 06:42 PM
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I have a heavily engraved sidelock , by Bernard. The gun is prooved for heavy , loads,extractor, with "Eclair steel.

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Don,

Can you post pictures of the gun, especially the proof marks? It may be possible to date the gun.

http://damascus-barrels.com/bp.html

Here is something about Emile Bernard who used Eclair steel

http://www.littlegun.be/arme%20belge/artisans%20identifies%20b/a%20bernard%20gb.htm

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Good God man you got about 8 matching threads....

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Sorry about the mess up. Don

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The famous Bernard is Leopold, but he was French.

Eclair steel . . . "lightning".

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Don - you can delete the errant posts...click on each, then click on 'edit' @ bottom, then click 'delete post' @ bottom...


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I already deleted them....no biggie.


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Here're a couple of pictures of Don's gun.






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Thats a pretty classy gun Don. Why do the screws behind the sideclips have holes in the center?
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Those are breech vents, lots of sidelocks have them. Relief in case of ruptured primers, or worse.

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