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Lowly Crescent used bone charcoal

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No. 60 Empire Hammerless

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New Empire No. 88

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It is hard to find high case colors condition pre-WWI Belgian tradename doubles. This is a c. 1900 Union Machine Co. by Simones, Janssen & Dumoulin.
SJ&D also tradenamed Prize Machine Gun, The Interchangable, The International, The Continental (carried by Granny on the Beverly Hillbillies), W.H. Hamilton, H.S. Brown,; often marked with the June 20, 1883 T.J. Bovy patent.
I suspect most tradename guns had case colors similar to that of U.S. makers

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Pre-WW1 Francotte VL&D 14E 20g

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This is a very nice 1942 Deforney Super Saive 20g

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We've got a good collection of U.S. maker's colors, but I couldn't find a high condition Lefever. Could someone please post an image?

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More from Ed with comments by Drew and 2piper:
https://www.doublegunshop.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=512808&page=1

Discussion of French shotgun case colors with pictures still up:
Jaspage - case coloring
Jaspé(e) - case colored
https://www.doublegunshop.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=489548

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Per Drew's request. Lefever H Grade, 16ga, 1909

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Thank you.
Small images, but also with primarily indigo colors

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I haven't been able to find pre-WWII Spanish doubles with decent case colors.
It appears into the 60s some were bone charcoal

Ugartechea

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AYA No. 3

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A more recent AYA No. 4 with what I believe is chemical colors

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Nice Arrieta 578 with bone charcoal

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A $15,000 Armas Garbi Model 101 at William Larkin Moore with cyanide colors

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Sorry Drew but the picture of the second Parker is an early one of mine not Dr Gaddy’s….his were much nicer 😉

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The taste of poor quality lingers long after the cheap price is forgotten.........
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Ad today on Gun Broker for a French Saint-Etienne 12 ga SxS boxlock, barrels made by Didier Drevet 1907 - 12466?? chamber marked in cm 6.5. Gun was marketed apparently in Dieppe. Pretty gun; particularly like the stock. The seller claims the case colors (Jaspage) are original or a well done remake. Any comments on the case colors?

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i've been watching that french gun for some time now....seller is slowly reducing the price - i think he started at $1500. i find the checkering pattern on the typically french "semi pistol grip" knob strikingly handsome....and the gun as a whole is tempting. that's a long time for original case colors to remain as crisp as they appear, but the overall condition of the gun shows little wear, and i don't see any telltale signs of refinishing - or, if so, the workman was very capable.

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