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It sure looks like Francotte was supplying GR with a partiality finished action and barrels?

Too, I wonder if the standing breech wears an APUN for the A&D Body Action, Belts & Braces?

I wouldn't say Francotte supplied or sourced the tubes, but Francotte was a major player on the world stage of sporting arms. What I would say is that G-R supplied the tubes that had been set back a decade earlier and maybe a few other parts, just short of a Gesteck(parts kit) & commissioned Francotte to cobble it all together for them. No doubt the sporting platform was assembled and pass thru the Liège Proof Facility, but the sporting platform is pretty much a continental version mainly under the French Speaking Mechanic Banner.

Serbus,

Raimey
rse

If the number on the lower rib is 36k, then that will extend the Léopold Bernard tube making by his wife a couple more years into the 1900s.... I do wonder what her quality control(QA/QC) might have been???


Serbus,

Raimey
rse

Gene: the Perron just indicates Banc d’Epreuves de Liege
There were 3 provings and the Perron could be applied each time, but typically just at the 3rd proof:

First Obligatory (Provisional) Proof Load for “Double-Barreled Breech-Loading Sporting Guns” - breech plugged tubes
Marked with Script EL AND a controller’s identification mark.

Second Obligatory Proof - joined barrels, fine bored and finished.
Controller's mark

Third Obligatory (Definitive) Proof - finished barrels attached to finished action.
ELG mark in an oval; crowned after 1893 (for breechloading guns) AND a controller’s identification mark.

The Francotte version of this gun has shown up several times at 4 times what I paid for this one and those were 12s. Wood will be pretty nice after refinish also.

Hope she helps you fellows with Your Leopold Bernard data.

If you will keep purchasing sporting gun platforms with Bernard tubes, we will eventually figure it out.....


Serbus,

Raimey
rse

Funny I won the Guyot minutes after you posted this last one above. I feel pretty lucky today!

Here are better pics of barrel flats. Bores still measure .675 and chokes are .012 .038 and are pit free. Chambers measure 65mm

This one will be very nice after restoration of wood and metal finish. Still tight and functional.

Look @ Francotte's mark @ the bottom... He was the one who toted it thru the Liège Proof Facility. Can you post a better photo of the stamp of the square below the Perron? Francotte was the one who cobbled it all together.

Serbus,

Raimey
rse