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I did not shoot it before the stock was converted. since I am right handed and right eye dominant, it felt really strange. There is, on closer inspection, the name Lyon and the date 1914 just below the gold medal remarks?
My stocker is Kirt Kimsey and resides in Georgia. If interested, I took some closeup pictures of the Regis Darne that he stocked in Koa, emphasizing the fit and his checkering.
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Pretty sure it is 1904, Carl. There was a large exposition that year, and the gold metal notation appears on all F. Darne guns built prior to the second war.
1914 was when the first war started. Different exposition.
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Ted, not sure there was an exposition in Lyon in 1904. There was one in 1914...obviously cut short in August by the outbreak of WWI. But could you check your Darnes to verify they say "1904?"  
Last edited by Argo44; 03/31/20 12:31 PM.
Baluch are not Brahui, Brahui are Baluch
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It is for sure 1914, I checked with my wife and my super duper magnifying glass.
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Cool. I stand corrected.
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If there can be a sidelock Darne and a 4-shot Darne, can there also be a hammergun Darne? I would think not, but so far, I haven't guessed much of anything right on these guns.
I think this one is as beautiful as it is unique.
What is the weight and the barrel length? If you said, I missed it.
_________ BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan) =>/ ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/qclHjMQ.jpg)
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The barrels are 27" and the gun weighs 7 pounds on the nose. I think the gun would be an ounce or two less if it didn't have the self retracting shoulder strap in the stock.
Since you are the one who groused at me for not including pictures on my first post (and rightly so), are there any other pictures you think I've missed? Here's your chance???
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I would love to see the details of the self retracting sling. Is this like a Manufrance?
Is it a more or less normal rib or a sunken top rib?
Thanks for all the pics and descriptions. That is a gun, the likes of which I'll almost certainly never see.
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I have a Manufrance Ideal and I don't recall it having a sling. Mine pulls out of a slot in the base of the stock and attaches to a nicely fashioned hook affair on the upper portion of the barrels. As mentioned, when disengaged it retracts into the stock very neatly. The rib is much like the normal Darne(sunken) but more subdued. I will send you pictures if you want me to email or text them?
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Carl, a lot of French guns from the period had the self-retracting slings.
Baluch are not Brahui, Brahui are Baluch
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