Hi Beleg,

As shown in my post #172545 and below, in France, Manu did not have distributors,
at least for the period they were making the "eyeglass" model.
They did of course have agents for export purposes as they were not an international
company.
As I posted above, thirty three thousand five hundred and fifty one guns were made
between start of production in 1887 and 1909 when the pontet-lunette was discontinued.

This from their 1910 catalogue (very emphatic I would say):


Best,

JC

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