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What VC touts is as the best demi-bloc is actually quite common in British double rifles. H&H and Webley among others did it a lot.
WC-

I've been looking over the offerings on one of the largest French double-gun sites, but now it will be hard to settle for anything less that Sandlipers's Helidplex. We'll see what the relatives in St. Chamond can come up with.

http://www.naturabuy.fr/Fusils-Juxtaposes-cat-127.html

Here are a few more terms from these ads. Words change: Chambre (chamber) can become Chambrage (chambering). Jaspe (case coloring) can be spelled Jaspee, Jasp�, or as WC used Jaspage (case coloring). Anyway, with W.C., L.Brown, Raimey's permission, I'll just meld all our work together and supercopy into a new line using a title which can be recognized when searched; I'm a little worried that since this is in a VC line, it can get lost:

Ame Canon - bore
Bras� - brazed�
�a bras� sur - brazed on
Brettelle retractable - retractable (built in) sling
Chambrage - chamber(ing)
Contre-platines - false side-plates
Fausses-platines - false side-plates
Fusil a chien - hammer gun
Guilloch�s - ornamented with geometric design
...Vis guilloch�s - ornamented screws
Jasp�; Jaspee - case color
Jeu - play (in the sense of movement)
...Jeu dans la bascule - (play in the receiver)
Piqures - pitting
...Petites piqueras - light pitting
Queue d�aronde - dovetail
Rayures - scratches
Rouille - rust

Argo, I haven't heard from the email request to V-C yet, however I bought a original 1928 V-C catalog from Ebay that the lady assured me had 4 pages concerning the Heliduplex model, so we'll see when I get it.

Sandlapper, when I inquired about a V-C gun I owned many years ago (model called Helice 33, the 33 signifying the year in which it appeared), they were unable to tell me anything about the specific gun because they no longer had the records. However, they did send me catalog copy from their 1934 catalog, which was very helpful. Hope you're as fortunate.

Mr. Brown, I sent V-C an email probably 7-10 days ago,and as yet have not recieved a reply. Do you by chance have an email address that you sent your request to? Marcus

Marcus, that was back in the last century! I'm sure you'd get whatever is current if you google Verney-Carron.

I finally got the gun back and took a few pictures. Hope they are clear enough.sandlapper