I still think it was the concern below & that there just wasn't enough room for the full name so PONDEVAUX ET was applied on left lock.


PONDEVAUX ET JUSSY, fabricants d'armes de luxe stphanois / Saint-tienne, place de l'Hotel-de-Ville, n. :S4, Saint-Etienne (Loire), fond en 1837.

Kind Regards,

Raimey
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