One of the advertisements above mentions "Canons acier fin Z F bande fuyante". I was wondering if "Z F" might be a barrel maker perhaps different from Zavattero Freres...and if so, why Builder's gun would have both Z F and LFi on the barrels. Can't find any reference to a separate Z F barrel maker so assume this is indeed Zavattero Freres... maybe hiding the fact that LFi made those barrels?

But in the process I came upon this really excellent line with an amazing discussion of French powder marks, etc. which Larry and others posted 8 years ago. It is definitive in many ways and worth a read...again.

http://www.doublegunshop.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=133486&page=5

Also, in the above link to the Helice locks, there is an interesting paragraph on why French guns sometimes are not marked with a builder's mark. I'll translate that for the record as time permits.

Last edited by Argo44; 05/05/16 08:33 PM.
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