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And neither of my shotguns are of Darne action.
Mike

Ah yes, Didier Drevet, DD surmounted by a Crown in an oval.

Permit me to rephrase, do you have knowledge of any other Didier Drevet tubesets with serialization?


Kind Regards,

Raimey
rse

I do not, perhaps others here??

Here's another from 1908:




1908.12740 - Didier Drevet - Etablissements Didier-Drevet
Eureka
Modele Depose

Canon Plume - Patent for d'Eureka-Canon-Plume, Oct 10, 1899 for DD at 5 & 11 rue Villeboeuf, St. Etienne



http://www.doublegunshop.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=193705

Kind Regards,

Raimey
rse

Lifted this little gem of a post card from 1917.

Kind Regards,

Raimey
rse

"Le canon Plume :
8 - En 1855, Pierre Didier Drevet, ma�tre canonnier st�phanois remporte la m�daille d'or lors de l'Exposition Universelle de Paris pour la confection d'un canon en Damas exceptionnel ; un si�cle plus tard, la maison existe toujours et se distingue par un canon ultra-l�ger, sans bande, o� les deux tubes sont r�unis au moyen d'une cale unique (brevet d�pos� le 10 octobre 1899, par les Etablissements Didier-Drevet) se terminant � z�ro pr�s des assemblages, le tout bras�. Exc�dent de bande arrondi et dont l'extr�mit�, � cinq centim�tres du tonnerre, se termine en forme de "bec d'aigle".Ce mod�le baptis� "Plume-Eur�ka", par l'absence de bandes, est un canon extr�ment l�ger qui, cependant demeure plus �pais aux endroits essentiels et pr�sente des tubes parfaitement ronds sur toute leur surface ; le guidon d'une conception tr�s sp�ciale est noy� � l'extr�mit� des deux tubes, se trouvant sensiblement plus bas que la visi�re, ce qui fait automatiquement donner un coup haut. D'autres canonniers st�phanois vont exceller dans la construction de ce type de canon, la Maison Fanget en particulier, produit qui �quipera et fera appr�cier, dans la premi�re moiti� du XXe si�cle, des armes de chasse all�g�es et belles gr�ce � cette particularit� : le canon "plume"."

http://gravure.blog.fr/2011/03/28/la-fabrication-des-canons-a-saint-etienne-suite-10904999/

I don't see the term Mandrine right off but interesting to locate Diamant Vercar. So the tubes on the subject sporting weapon might be a predecessor to the Canon Plume patent making them manufactured prior to 1899 & knitted in 1900??

Ted, I'm assuming these tubes/wand is feather-weight-esk?

Kind Regards,

Raimey
rse

Raimey,
The stamp from Didier is identicle in the photos posted above. That said, these barrels feature a regular, non plume rib WITH an under rib. Further, the barrels have a pretty heavy wall. I was surprised as the gun is close to 7 lbs, and, as I posted already, seems to have suffered having a mount for use as a punt gun installed near the point of balance. The right tube is marked with the typical "Non Pour le Balle" warning that went on guns with a tight choke.
I have seen a few older Darne models with the same tube sets, but, those guns always have had a stamp as to grade, either the typical circle with the word "Darne" in the middle of it, or, the much older little star like stamps, with the same, "count and add ten" to get the grade of the gun. I've seen far more guns proofed with powder J or S than powder M, just an anecdotal observation.
Somewhere between 1900 and the new patent R model of 1909, mono block barrels started becoming the typical barrels encountered on Darne products, except the Halifax model, which, was always a brazed barrel gun.

Best,
Ted

Perhaps the nicest French gun I've ever owned was a sideplated boxlock 16 by Drevet. I was not as into proofmarks etc back then as I am now, so I can't recall the DD with a crown. As best I can recall, it was marked "Drevet a Chateauroux".

Lifted another Didier-Drevet Advert which is from 1911

Kind Regards,

Raimey
rse

YUP, sweet barrels