I have the same questions about these guns. The 60's-70's Aristocrat guns were built very well.
I think there is a great deal of confusion around the Aristocrat,vs Peregrine,Falconet and other iterations that don't seem to have a model name. Many dealers don't know the difference and there is very little reference material.
I've owned all of them, and the older Aristocrat is head and shoulders a better finished gun,wood and metal, than the Peregrine and Falconet series.
I have an older Alcione SL, that is a very nice over under.It doesn't resemble the new line of Alcione's. It has high quality hand engraved,game scenes,high LPI checkering,and beautiful wood.
It is hard to sell a Franchi, but I've always found the O/U's durable, and when you look past the models that are low budget junk, a real nice quality gun to own at a low price.
