Steve, the crown over PT is St Etienne--Paris should be a star over. But that's not the equivalent of the EP. That would be the crown between palm branches, which is usually seen on the barrels of a St Etienne gun right in front of the flats. I don't see that on this gun. But it is a bit odd that PT and PS are under a crown rather than a star, because the star should be the Paris smokeless proof.
There's something else strange on this gun. In one of the early photos, there's a gap from the front of the flats to the forend lug. In another one, and also later on, there's a large chunk of metal there, with 16.8 and the backwards E plus P Paris proof. I'm confused!
Last edited by L. Brown; 04/02/13 08:46 AM.
