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Interesting, I would have thought this gun was ~20 years younger! No doubt it will get more use with the open chokes.

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Gene,
I’m not the French language expert, but, I believe it refers to the latest draft or version. There were several V patents and some of them were produced concurrently. Fabs term makes sense when considered in that light. I think it can also refer to grinding, as in a production setting.

I’ll put this caveat out out there again, for what seems like the millionth time-if that Darne was built for export, the chart means literally nothing. I am also a bit spooked by the U prefix not appearing anywhere else the serial number appears on the gun. Not that it detracts from the quality or beauty of this particular V20, but, that it leads to a question of why it might be misnumbered?
Lunch box gun, built many years after the markings went on the flats? A gun that had the barrels replaced?

I know of a few “fast ones” pulled by the last production team in regards to grades of old guns, but, I really don’t believe this was common practice at all through many years of production.

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Ted, I like the idea that "mouture" refers to "version." I'll ask wife tomorrow...but this has to be done delicately...maybe hot chocolate or something..because she's fed up with my SxS shotguns.

I also noted that the "U" didn't seem to match the other stamps. Saint-Etienne is a never ending source of investigation. Here is where we need Wildcattle back.

Pour FAB: Pourriez-vous s'il vous plaît expliquer le terme français "mouture". Nous sommes confus.

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Salut Argo,

Pas très malin de ma part d'avoir utilisé ce mot sur ce forum.
Effectivement, on peut remplacer le mot "mouture" par le mot "version".
En espérant avoir posté avant ton réveil. 😁

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So sorry gents, once again my memory fails me. There is a 'U' stamp on the action flat.
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I find Darne actions so interesting, unfortunately I need to limit my gun acquisition disease.

They are tempting.


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A small 16 or 20 bore should fit into anybody's gun rack. My problem is not want or even money but I am lacking a real need. No quail tends to hurt my real or potential needs. Quail ought to make a comeback to help me out in my hour of need. Heck I’d be happy to just hear a quail calling every evening just before lights out like I did in my youth.

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Originally Posted by KY Jon
A small 16 or 20 bore should fit into anybody's gun rack. My problem is not want or even money but I am lacking a real need. No quail tends to hurt my real or potential needs. Quail ought to make a comeback to help me out in my hour of need. Heck I’d be happy to just hear a quail calling every evening just before lights out like I did in my youth.

None of this is about “need”. I believe it was our own Chuck, who opined that once you have driven past a KFC, there is no legitimate reason to continue on to a bird hunting expedition.

I should really watch for a 16 gauge Darne. I have a 28, a 20, and a 12 at the moment, but, have never owned a 16 gauge Darne.

Need. Are you kidding me?

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