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Well, this is beautifull stuff. Past yaer I have seen and spoken with the representativs of V.C. at the hunting expo in Gent (Belgium) and I what my eyes have seen there was top quality gunmaking. A forum member "Gunwolf" can witness that there was an article about V.C. in there luxury German hunting magazine with the name HALALI. I hope to see V.C. this month at one of the France hunting expo's in Lille "Saison de chasse"
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They do very nice stuff. Mark Beasland should be along to comment. He has a couple guns from the V-C custom shop.
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Reminds me of an old joke:
"Soons I catches my breath, I would call it precious."
Beautiful thing. Just for giggles, if you reload, try some 7/8 ounce loads in it. I have an old Purdey that shoots them so very well and comfortably.
Sam Ogle, Lincoln, NE
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An absolutely lovely gun. Treasure it, and use it.
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As Radar O'Riley would say, "Ah, Bach"!
Very nice gun. What is the length and chokes of the extra set of barrels?
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Very fine gun. Looks like superior proof (two crowns). Would much like to see the rest of the proof marks on the barrels just ahead of the flats.
Regards, Tim
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You NEED to give your Father a HUG and tell him how wonderful he is to have the vision to buy such a nice gun  L'Atelier means The Workshop and it was certainly a work of love in the craft shop
Last edited by skeettx; 05/03/14 01:47 PM.
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Verney Carron bought the firm of Demas, and I believe Mr. Demas worked in the high end workshop for a time. Your Father's gun is from about the right time frame for that.
Very beautiful gun. Use it in good health.
Best,
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L'atelier V-C--probably best translated as their custom shop--used to be Demas. V-C bought them out and made them their high-end operation. Unfortunately, pretty sure that V-C isn't making any sxs outside their atelier operation, which is too bad. But they do make a bunch of OU's and provide barrels to other companies as well. There was a time when V-C made a wide range of sxs, including some very nice lower grade, less expensive guns.
One of my all-time favorite gun ads comes from the 1922 V-C catalog. Full page photo of Captain Rene Fonck, surviving ace of aces of both sides in WWI (70-some planes to his credit), with the following inscription:
"I am very pleased with your Verney-Carron Helice Grip shotgun. The birds drop like Krauts!"
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