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Aziz, Welcome to the Board. Plenty of knowledgeable people here to help. On photos, key is to understand that you have to put your pictures on an internet host site such as http://www.photobucket.com. I've posted an explanation of how to use photobucket on the thread about a "Lefever BE 20 gauge." Alternatively you can email to me and I'll post here for you if you prefer. Regards, Tim
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Aziz: Does it look anything like this? http://www.robinhollow.com/gunpages/09290634.htmPost some good pics and we'll try to guide you on possible value.
Always looking for small bore Francotte SxS shotguns.
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I think it may be a bit nicer than the Hollow Gun Randall.
AziZ...send the pics..(better side/top/bottom shots showing whats seems to lovely engraving,& markings etc on the bbl & action flats if possible) to Tim Carney.who graciously offered to post them.
Get some good clear shots Az...I think you have a real cracker there mate
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I think it may be a bit nicer than the Hollow Gun Randall.
AziZ...send the pics..(better side/top/bottom shots showing whats seems to lovely engraving,& markings etc on the bbl & action flats if possible) to Tim Carney.who graciously offered to post them.
Get some good clear shots Az...I think you have a real cracker there mate
cheers
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Bob Beach, I sent you an email. Bill Murphy
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Does anyone have any idea what a 20ga model 30 would have cost in 1921 or thereabouts?
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20 ga model 30E was $400 in the 1923 VL&D catalog, choice of 26" or 28" Siemen-Martin bbls, guns weighed between 5 and 5.5 pounds.
Always looking for small bore Francotte SxS shotguns.
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I am looking at the VL&D sales book for that period. They did not list the retail prices in the books until 1927 and even then most of the 30E's sold at $400 as Randall indicated. There are some exceptions, however. One is marked as having sold at $350, another at $450 and another at $585. There is no apparent reason for the differences.
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Were Francotte's of that era custom ordered or just a production gun?
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