Tangental: I've a mid-range model, 12-gauge 1899 hammerless Francotte boxlock 26-inch barrels with original good-everything including a gold bar on the rib engraved "Made for C.W. Billings." It's light and just the ticket for grouse and ducks over decoys. I wouldn't even speculate on what the engraving and wood would cost now. Imported by VL&G.