Ted,
I was only guessing Charlin as L'Abielle was a high end gun supplier...how do you know Beag's gun has a toggle driven locking rib extension(?) making it a Darne?
Also,...I double and triple checked the spelling for A Bayle...Alexandre Bayle is the correct spelling.
just took a quick look...Bayle too had a wedge driven locking rib extension as early as 1930...but it's very interesting how you've drawn some advanced dividing lines...I had just assumed that all the rib extensions were locking.
I've only known 3 Darnes and a Charlin over the years and not all at once so that I could compare them....so the bulk of what know is from photos, 4 sale listings, patents, and catalogs...then I have to try and recall what I've learned when I stumble into an overpriced one at the gunshow...It's not a good system, I know
Last edited by Robert Chambers; 11/29/07 09:52 PM.
