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I also believe sentimental value will greatly out weigh the monetary value. Of course location might affect value. But where I am, I think the gun would be a pretty tough sell at the $300-$400.00 range. Either way, it would be great to see this nice old gun in action.
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gunsaholic,
My feelings exactly, that gun just cries out for my 10-12 gaugemates and a round of sporting clays with some Winchester AA Low recoil/low noise shells. Better yet a trip to the field hunting quail or pheasant with black powder reloads. I can almost hear the ghosts cheering when the first bird drops.
Steve
PS geographical area does make a difference, I've found used guns of any kind to be pricier here in Texas than they were in the mid-west.
Last edited by Rockdoc; 01/26/12 11:14 AM.
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Any Francotte experts want to weigh in on this one?
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The Ferris patent is 119834 10/10/1871 Breech loading gun. So that pretty much sets the earliest date for this gun.
The best I can come up with for MG brevete is the Societe de Saint-Denis (Rosenstiehl-Poirrer). But this was a patent dying wool yellow & orange.
I can find no one that used MG as a trade mark.
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Worth more than those pajamas Ill tell you that much.
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pics, I have pics of the watertable that Ill look for and try to post soon, thats probably faster than going thru safes to find the gun... Ferris  
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funny thing, I thought the 4919 on mine was the serial, but yours is the same as mine. any one have any ideas about the apparent serials being the same?
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Anyone seen anything like this, This appears to be a serial #, however two doubles cant be serialed the same.
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Joe brings one to my attention.     Here is what I have gleaned. Daly was in tune with the American sportsman. He had been dissed by the Brits and Daly was trying to find a horse to hitch up to in order to provide the sporting wares to his clients. The late 1860 & early 1870s saw a transition period where Daly switched horses depending on technology. It was this effort that took him to Suhl where he found his match. I am sure that A. Schoverling, Francotte & Peiper were real chummy. Daly took technology & had it built in either Liege or Suhl. Post Lindner period say something similar with American names like A.H. Heinen(signed by T.N. Tell) & Henry Vogt attempting to piecemeal fill the void. For you Daly fans, in the coming months keep your eyes toward GGCA for some overall info. Kind Regards, Raimey rse
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 George H. Farriss U.S. of A. patent Nr. 119834 Kind Regards, Raimey rse
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