Francottes have always been pricey, comparatively speaking. At least as new guns. There was a time when they were "sleepers" on the used market, but not so much now as used to be the case. Back in 1936, Abercrombie advertised a Knockabout Ejector at $175, which was about $10 cheaper than a Parker DHE, about $60 more than a Fox CE or Elsie Specialty, $10 cheaper than an Ithaca 4E, $17 more than a Pigeon Grade Superposed.