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So if the opening lever is on top, what does the lever on the bottom do?
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Ah, the froggies just can't make a double without a few radical features. Chopperlump
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SDH Push the bottom lever forward to remove the barrels.
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A new one on me. The engraver might have been related to the guy who did early Parkers, from the looks of the birds. I know porn when I see it, and I know lousy engraving the same way.
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The exhaust pipes are a nice touch.
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Daryl, what makes you think the maker is French if the proofs are Belgian? Is there a French address on the gun somewhere? It's certainly French-looking in its design, but it would be a bit odd to make a gun in France and proof it in Belgium--unless perhaps made for a gun shop in that country.
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So if the opening lever is on top, what does the lever on the bottom do? I think that is the bottle opener, but I don't see the Cork Screw  A neat, but weird old Gun.
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Would not F. Celerier be the holder of the patent(design) and not the maker?
I would suggest that the gun is Belgian made on F. Celerier's patent.
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John, you could be right. On the converse, it seems that many French gunmaker/sellers had some of their guns made in Belgium. The Belgian proofs say this. But your answer may be correct if France did not require proofs when this gun was made. There are no French proofs on this gun. It does look French, doesn't it ?
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