Hi, I'm new here and I was wanting some information on a double barrel I just recently purchased. I have yet to determine what make it is.
It is an older one with what looks like French proof marks and the name of a french city (St Etienne) it also says grand prix 1900. There is what seems to be a date of 1908 under the barrel next to anouther number (serial #?)
I'm just tiring to find out what I have, and if what I payed for it was a deal or not. Also if there is and problems that I should be aware of with a shotgun this old.
Here are some pics, I took them quick with a cell phone, but just to give you an idea of what it looks like. as you can probably see it is heavily engraved.
I know these are fuzzy pics, but its all I have right now. I have wrote down everything the best I could make it out.
barrel flats"DIDIER DREVET" x1
"CANONNIEHABLETILANE" ???spelling??? x1
"GRAND-PRIX 1900" x2
"6.5" x2
"1540" x1
"crown" over "F" over "C" over "A" x1
two ovals with a "crown" over "DD" in them x2
a diamond mark x1
"crown" over "PT" x2
"crown" over "PM" x2
barrels"NON POUR LA BALLE" over "C 10KE" over "EUREKA" x1
"1908-12740" x1
"17.0" x2
"St Etienne" with standard proof x2
"MODELE DEPOSE" x1
"CANONE PLUBE" x1
"1540" x1
More standard proofs x2
"CANONN DE DURPIS" over "NARANTIE" over "?????? ???????" x1 (spelling)
Thanks for any help you guys might give. This is my first side by side and I would like to know some more about it b4 I go shooting.
