doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion DoubleGun BBS @ doublegunshop.com Kudo's to Bob Beach

late last fall I purchased a Francotte grade #45 shotgun that needed some TLC.

The gun turned out so nice that I decided to get a letter on it through Griffin & Howe and Bob is the historian for the company.

I received the letter along with a wealth of other information such as the original purchaser, the shipping line that the gun came across the Atlantic on, copies of the inventory books etc.
It was the best $60 I've spent in a long time.

Thank you Bob

Bob is a class act always very informal and helpful tell us more of the eagle grade Francotte what gauge is it? Show us some pictures

Bob helped me with the history on a W&S model 700 16ga imported by Abercrombie & Fitch. Fine gentleman!...Geo

Here are a few photos of the Francotte (not very good). It is a 12 gauge circa 1922 with 30" barrels, full and full.

Those are beautiful birds!

That's is a real nice eagle grade is that a leather pad? Did you install it?

Thank you Jim! Yes that is a leather pad and I did install it. I still need to have the feathers redone on the eagle. My local engraver pointed out that the shield with the eagle was done in green gold and whoever engraved these guns was really good. I know that the birds are not of the quality of the top engravers now but at least they aren't flying turnips. The scroll and the carved breach balls are really nice.

Francottes are really nice doubles I own a few of them also a 20 eagle grade that I got a few years back and it's top notch I got it at the Julia auction in 2012 you can see it at dogs and doubles web site,what do you mean the eagle was done in green gold?

Sorry Jim, Just the shield is green gold. It is a different color - sort've greenish and certainly a different color than the eagle.

I agree Bob does a wonderful job on his research letters. Doug this in my opinion one of the nicest engraved guns I have seen. Really like the variety of birds.