Yep, Raimey...Larry will be on shortly and we'll go over the subject again. (FAB, we've had several discussions about "Helice" over the last three years...always good natured but fun too. Larry maintains "Helice" implies use of the VC patent top lever 4 lock system. I maintain it's just a word "Helical" which was made fashionable by VC and was copied by a lot of makers to give solidity to their wares - but has no particular practical meaning... And I'm always right.
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Your shotgun would be classified "Saint Etienne" or "Artisanal Stephanois" on the French version of "gun broker:
https://www.naturabuy.fr/Fusils-Juxtaposes-calibre-16-Saint-Etienne-critere-22351.htmlhttps://www.naturabuy.fr/Fusils-Juxtaposes-calibre-16-Artisanal-Stephanois-critere-26321.html "Stephanois" identifies the Saint-Etienne area on the upper Loire not far from Lyon. Most of the people posting their guns there would identify your type of gun as "Fusil juxtaposé à platines calibre 16" although in fact it is "faux platines" or "contra platines" it not being a real side-lock.
I don't think your gun would be classed there as "high end" though the engraving is quite unusual. Go ahead and click on the link above if you'd like to see some examples for sale in France. If you need help understanding French gun terms, check this line out that we put together a couple of years ago:
http://www.doublegunshop.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=480959
