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Too, it appears your snagged one with Belts & Braces¿

Serbus,

Rainey
rse

Thanks to you, Tom, it didn’t take long for me to learn something new this day ie beaded breeches.

And, yes, that bolstered frame is “interesting”.

(With that location I have to believe you bought it from my old hang out - Green Top - where I purchased my first 16b SxS and got hopelessly started down this path. Enjoy it in good health.)

I agree w/ speûde brădéōs.









Serbus,

Raimey
rse

I've also done the trip to France with high school kids, but for shorter periods of time. Can't say that I miss that part of the job. Although being paid to spend time in France is one positive.

Well, the Current Custodian(NY Police - Game & Fish - PH - Something) finally dropped the price a bit but some Nimrod pushed the bid up to $500. Anyway, I now am the Current Custodian of a dainty, mechanically superior tool by Alphonse Forgeron from 1930. Inside of the tubes are just stellar. A. Forgeron typically used Cap(Tête d’aigle) or Jean Falla rolled tubes but for the moment I just am not sure who was rolling the Nelson Nickel Steel??


>>DU<<maybe??




A. Forgeron Trademark




Purdey Nose & Water-Table touchmarks....


Hochachtungsvoll,

Raimey
rse

The father of the NY Custodian was Best Buds w/ Dewey Loeffel and Polluter(GM Fluids) Dewey Loeffel didn't want his son nor grandson to have any of his guns, gifted the Alphonse Forgeron to said NY Policeman.....

Hochachtungsvoll,

Raimey
rse

In one year(+), Alfie had handed the reins of the Compagnie over to J. Boulanger in 1932.



Interesting to my simple mind is that the cut-out at the bottom of the standing breech is quite similar in Alfie's A&D Body Actions(Boxlocks) & his Sidelocks.



Hochachtungsvoll,

Raimey
rse

I find it interesting that the medallion is atop the stock?



Regarding the weight stamped on the tubeset, 1,170 kg in this case, my Trusty, Dusty, Kitchen scales measure the mass @ 1,153 kg, which has a net difference of 6/10ths of an Ounce. Tubeset length is 68 cm on the nose.

So, let's say you have you have a stamp of 1,170 kg for the tubeset. What is state of the tubeset when measured and how much honing, etc. might be performed after the weight measurement? Too, I assume the sling swivels were not installed when the weight measurement was preformed?


Hochachtungsvoll,

Raimey
rse

Considering the constriction / „Choke“, what was the Belgian nominal bore diameter for a 16 and was the >>16.9<<mm measurement made @ the muzzle?

Hochachtungsvoll,

Raimey
rse

Nice one I had also noticed it. Top view looked quite impressive with rounded top, tasteful engraving on breech balls and very nice matting on the rib(much better than average). Looks to be a wand!