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But it is not a GR made gun but a Bernard Tubeset with his trademark & royal appointment/medal stamp above.
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Well, maybe it is a repurposed Bernard tubeset from a Paris made gun that Francotte used for another platform?
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Nope only Gastinne Renette A Paris. Im guessing L. Bernard was owned and barrels built in Belgium and A.F. sent action and barrels to G.R. where gun was stocked with their signature forend and engraved(finished). Or the same fellows that own L. Bernard in Belgium supplied action and barrels to G.R.
Last edited by Jtplumb; 11/23/24 09:46 PM.
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Nah, L. Bernard rolled all his tube in Paris & had the proofhouse under his umbrella @ one time. Now E. Bernard is another story & a Belgian Copy Cat one......
But some maker in Liège cobbled this together & toted it thru the Liège Proof Facility.
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![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/yYDeq49.png) In Argo's image, that Perron near the centre is a stamp noting a stage of completion plus the choke effort in the tubes was established by a mechanic in Liège at about the same time. Had the longarm platfrom been fabricated elsewhere, then the longarm would not wear any stage of completion marks. Also, the water-table is pretty much devoid of marks less the single Belgian. I will dig & study a bit more. Serbus, Raimey rse
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Well 48 out of quick 50 today with old Leopolds barrels, this thing ain’t going no where! Guess she stays at 15” lop don’t know how but it just worked. Triggers are a bit more heavy than I use( probably 4.5 and 5)but they really do break like glass.
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Just in case anyone missed it, these have a capital L after the Bernard number. So are we saying 1902ish barrels on a 1910ish gun?
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Well, you should shoot it well as it is the best of all worlds: Bernard Tubes, A&D Body Action w/ Belts & Braces, if everything is real. Odd that the lower assemblies are pins and the top are screws. Belgian mechanics preferred Pins.
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Yes, apparently for >>L<< the datecode would be 1902, but we have very little sampling data. And there doesn't seem to be a G-R serial number associated with it.
Too, the Galloping Bovine gives the forend release to be called „evant a pedale“.
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