JC,
I know I can't read French...but as is generally accept by American collectors, any fixed barrel guns by Regis Darne, Francisque Darne and even Bruchet...are considered Darnes.
Could you imagine if I had made such a statement...like any gun made by Lefever after Dan Lefever died is actually NOT a real Lefever...that's bull
It's the same as catagorically saying that Tryon Bakers are "clones" or fakes...
Now maybe the St Etienne artisans had free access to the designs of Regis when the patents became public domain...that doesn't mean that Regis is not credited with the design..
If Ted wrote a book draft and I found a copy and copywrited and published it...that still doesn't make it MY book...
Francisque Darne made shotguns are true Darnes...whether Ted likes it or not...go to a gunshow and tell a dealer his Francisque Darne engraved shotgun is NOT a Darne, and see how far you get...
I guess the Remington Parkers are not Parkers either...and Marlin LC Smiths must not be real Smiths ...and Galazan model 21's are fake clones...and Tony Galazan is not even the son of Oliver Winchester...
If Ted wanted to make a constructive point about the way Darnes break down by maker, he would have offered it up from a constructive point of view...
