doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion DoubleGun BBS @ doublegunshop.com Coming up zero on an interesting French gun.

More good information! JC, is there a better closeup of the rear end of the barrels? Looks like a unique lockup mechanism.

You know, I get very tired of Mr Chamber's rants, I'd like a peaceful cruise through my favourite BBs without all the shouting, and I'm sure most people here feel the same way.
Relax, Mr Chambers, take a few deep breaths.... and go away.

Mike Bonner

First and foremost, let me thank JC for actually following through on my request for an actual photo of what appears to be a gun that is not in need of wood, or mechanical work of any kind, and, I beg to differ, not dead.

You see, Bob, you have once again proven to have some sort of weird axe to grind with me. The comment "French O/Us are not all that common", DOES NOT appear in MY post. This is similar to when you made the comment that I thought Charlin had only been around since 1952-which, is ridiculous, since, in 1996 I wrote an article in which I stated I believed my own Charlin copy had been built sometime in the 1930s.

Another thing, is this insistance that I'm after you about spelling, which, is not, and has never been the case. I'm as pressed for time as the next guy, and, if my little typing fingers juxtapose the letters in a word, thats life. But, you, accusing me of doing the same to you, when, it hasn't happened, here or on another board, thats a bit flakey. Psycho. Whatever you want to call it.

Weird, eh? While I understand ignorance is correctable, you will have to pay attention to exactly what I type if you want to comment on it. If you have a comment for Larry Brown, maybe you shouldn't put it in a rebuttal to me.

It makes you sound deranged when you do that.

As far as cheap shots, if you aren't proud of what you posted, that isn't my problem. I didn't attribute the BS that was posted about sliding breech guns to anyone, but, maybe I should have. Since, I've already had a call and several Emails from excited folk asking what I know about Regina Charlins, built on the 1894 Darne patent.

How 'bout you post your phone number, and, when they call, I pass it along to the real expert?

The one who can't read the French in his collection of catalogs well enough to know that he has a retailers catalog, and not some ground breaking new picture of a never-before-seen Charlin.

Pay attention to what I type, old buddy, not what the voices in your head say I typed.

Thanks again, JC.
Best,
Ted

That's just what nurse Ratched said.

I propose a boxing ring at Flatwater - I'll hold the money.

Man, I hate it when you guys do this. It is real tiresome. Do you enjoy it? Jake

Perhaps, O'Jakearoo has never been on the receiving end of Robert's gutter snipings - eh boss?

Listen TED,
Raimey merely made a suggestion, you could have quietly declined his offer, instead you chose to use it in order to take a cheap shot...

Why is a misspelled word a typo to Larry when you do it, and evidence of complete non validity when I do it?

Do you really think that from the American perspective that a sliding breech Darne Fils marked gun is not a Darne...because a few bourgeoise Darne collectors only accept guns made by the factory that his father started!

So what, in your lofty position, is a Darne Fils (marked) sliding breech gun?

I know...it a "cheap copy"... right?

Francisque manufactured and patented sliding breech guns for perhaps his whole life...his father was Regis Darne...and you actually think that you, the exhalted Theodore Schefelbein,
have the right or position to say that guns produced by Francisque Darne, and not Darnes at all...

try to get away with that kind of catywampus logic at a gun show and see how far it gets you...But what's the collective opinion of the American gun collectors worth anyway? You guys know more than everyone put together...Larry actually owned one once....you actually went to the library in France, once, and came up empty handed...I guess that makes you and Larry top dog Darne experts...

Raimey offered you an alternate solution, but you turned your nose up to G Gournet's forum...and... he was not only in posession of the information that you seek, he graciously posted it for you anyway.

In light of how LITTLE we all know, perhaps you could keep the snide comments to yourself...or pay the price...

And to Lowell, Ted's overly latent pen pal,

Did it ever occur to you that perhaps Jakearoo does NOT make racial hatred posts, or posts laden with sexual double ontondre, the way you so often do...the ones Ted seems to enjoy so much..."eh, Boss"

Did it occur to you that perhaps Jakearoo has never been the kind of person who gets banned from forums, the way you do?

Go back to the beginning of this thread...you will see...Raimey offered what turned out to be the exact reference source Ted was seeking...and Ted chose to get ugly about it...I chose to be defensive...Mr Gournet and Jakearoo chose to cap it off with grace...your position is cleary evident as well...

Well done Robert....

Ted, you are welcome.

The gun was advertised as new, never shot. One set of barrels is 70 cm and the other is 76 cm, both choked mod. and full, with 16 mm wide ribs. It is a PICARD FAYOLLE DACTU model Grand LUXE VERSAILLE with hand engraving. Stock is said to be "three star" walnut.
It did not sell and there is no price advertised anymore.

Larry, unfortunately no more pictures.

JC