"St Etienne".....town below Lyon famous for steel and gun manufactures. My wife's father is from St. Chamond, near St. Etienne....famous soccer teem ...wears green "Allez les verdes."
"Acier comprime" - compressed steel
"En lingotierre" - from an ingot
"Choke rectifie" - regulated choke (extent not stated)
"porte guarentie" - guaranteed
"Z-F" = ZAVATTERO- FRERES. See following:
http://www.delcampe.net/page/item/id,294905503,var,Catalogue-de-la-Manufacture-moderne-d%E2%80%99armes-de-luxe---Zavattero-freres---Saint-Etienne---100-pages,language,E.html
for proof marks see:
http://www.nramuseum.com/media/940944/proofmarks.pdf"cinq grands prix" - 5 grand prizes
"Hors concours Lyon 1914" - All categories, Lyon 1914
