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Re: Auguste Francotte side by side full locking me Bob Beach #65814 11/10/07 01:00 PM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 999 Likes: 9 Washington, DC Tim Carney Sidelock
Tim Carney Sidelock Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 999 Likes: 9 Washington, DC	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

Re: Auguste Francotte side by side full locking me Tim Carney #65841 11/10/07 05:21 PM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 416 Texas Randall Sidelock
Randall Sidelock Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 416 Texas	Aziz: Does it look anything like this? http://www.robinhollow.com/gunpages/09290634.htm Post some good pics and we'll try to guide you on possible value. Always looking for small bore Francotte SxS shotguns.

Re: Auguste Francotte side by side full locking me Randall #65968 11/12/07 01:43 AM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 3,553 NH Franc Otte Sidelock
Franc Otte Sidelock Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 3,553 NH	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 Franc

Re: Auguste Francotte side by side full locking me Randall #65969 11/12/07 01:45 AM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 3,553 NH Franc Otte Sidelock
Franc Otte Sidelock Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 3,553 NH	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 Franc

Re: Auguste Francotte side by side full locking me Franc Otte #66050 11/12/07 06:01 PM
Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 14,448 Likes: 278 Maryland eightbore Sidelock
eightbore Sidelock Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 14,448 Likes: 278 Maryland	Bob Beach, I sent you an email. Bill Murphy

Re: Auguste Francotte side by side full locking me eightbore #66348 11/14/07 01:12 AM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 425 michigan dblfever Sidelock
dblfever Sidelock Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 425 michigan	Does anyone have any idea what a 20ga model 30 would have cost in 1921 or thereabouts?

Re: Auguste Francotte side by side full locking me dblfever #66378 11/14/07 10:30 AM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 416 Texas Randall Sidelock
Randall Sidelock Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 416 Texas	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.

Re: Auguste Francotte side by side full locking me Randall #66390 11/14/07 12:08 PM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 425 michigan dblfever Sidelock
dblfever Sidelock Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 425 michigan	Thanks

Re: Auguste Francotte side by side full locking me dblfever #66403 11/14/07 03:36 PM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 175 Likes: 10 Morristown, NJ Bob Beach Sidelock
Bob Beach Sidelock Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 175 Likes: 10 Morristown, NJ	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. Bob Beach

Re: Auguste Francotte side by side full locking me Bob Beach #66406 11/14/07 03:41 PM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 425 michigan dblfever Sidelock
dblfever Sidelock Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 425 michigan	Were Francotte's of that era custom ordered or just a production gun?

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