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and now I can't find it. Plz give the link. Thanks.
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Geno, This may help. Geoffroy put the list together.  Pete
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I have a 12-g Darne serial number 22347 with a two-piece stock.
That list doesn't help.
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There are, unfortunately, a million and one exceptions and exclusions to the "list".
A lot of information was contained in Paul Bruchet's head, and never made it to paper.
That is a pity.
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I have a 3 digit SN V-20. Can I assume manufacture pre 1910 without a doubt?
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Is there any way to determine pre-1898 versus post 1898 based upon serial number. I have a 10 gauge with serial number 65XX and wondered if there was a way to determine when it was manufactured.
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Is it proofed for powder T? If so, that dates it post 1900.
My V20 was serial number 20,000 and change and was dated to 1910 by the name of the engraver who signed it. It wasn't his best work, as he was quite elderly at the time. These were some of the things Paul Bruchet knew about coming to a conclusion about a gun's build date.
I have no clue how you replace that.
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When were the discs added to the standing breech?
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Ted:
Would that be "Poudre T" stamped somewhere on the barrel flat?
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No. You would look for a crown with the letters PT under it. Older guns would have PS, PJ, PR, PM or whatever other powder the piece was proofed with stamped on them, with a single crown.
Two crowns, with the letter PT under, is 1924 and later.
The obturateur discs come after 1908.
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Ted
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