Justus Von Lengerke began importing Francotte shotguns in 1889. That's why the special model called the 'Jubilee' was imported in 1939 - in honor of the 50th jubilee of VL&D and A&F importing Francottes. The Blue Book implies that all of the numbered models are Jubilee models - that's wrong. The Jubilee was a separate model that cost just a bit more than the Knockabout.


Bob Beach