I have owned four Darnes, two 12 gauges, one 16 gauge and a 20 gauge.
The 12's were and R10 and R15, the 20 an R10 again and the 16 was a bespoke Bruchet Darne R11 that Ted had made for me.
I retain only the R11 as it's a great upland double with a unique double trigger where the front trigger will fire the barrels sequentially.
It will be sad to see the demise of the factory if that happens.
I always thought that the 12 gauges I had, felt as light as the other gauges.
I ordered the 16 gauge, just because and it came out 6# 0.1oz.
What ever you do with it Ted, it's a beautiful gun and a great example of a great gun maker with a very unique action. It's the only double I asked the seller of the first one i purchased, "How do I open this thing/". -Dick
