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Drew, Thank you very much for the catalog and price info you provided in this thread. I would have had no other way to obtain this information. Just out of curiosity, when do you think Brancquaert started having guns built in his name, and do any of these descriptions mention chopper lump bbls. being provided on the #5 hammer model, because my gun has them?

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Not sure if anyone took note, but that Modèle Nr. 7 is a Drilling.

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It's pretty clear that Brancquaert advertised his guns as winning at the Pigeon Ring starting in 1897.
The Littlegun site lists A.J. Defourny as starting in 1894
http://www.littlegun.be/arme%20belge/artisans%20identifies%20d/a%20defourny%20gb.htm
I couldn't find any Defourny catalog repros but some of his guns were chopper lump

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>>„Twoan klár“ -Auf dem Wurftaubenstände in Malmö, Sweden<<

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltic_Exhibition

Clay Pigeon Stand - Baltic Games in Malmö, Sweden in Mid 1914. Very interesting that will all going on with the 1st Major Disagreement in Europe that Games were still on....

The Germans give that they didn't make a 1st place showing(not sure if it was overall or some individual between Clay Pigeon, Rifle, whatever) but they bemoaned that the stands had very high cover, limiting the time of exposure of the Clay and that they Clay Birds had to be thrown very high which coupled with a strong headwind made very difficult shooting.

The Swedes with the home advantage took 1st Place I believe.

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Interesting thread
https://www.shotgunworld.com/threads/u-s-single-barrel-shotgun-identification.447782

There is nothing on the back

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I came across this postcard that appears to be dated 1884 which would be before the rebuild of the front of the clubhouse

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I’ve enjoyed reading this thread immensely..
Is there any information out there on early live bird (pigeon) shooting - percussion era?
I have 2 single percussions without a ramrod provision and I’ve seen percussion doubles w/o - all supposedly for the live bird game..
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What make are your single barrel percussion pigeon guns?

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Originally Posted by eightbore
What make are your single barrel percussion pigeon guns?
Thomas Turner 4b
Joseph Tonk 11b
I’m still looking for early info on Pigeon Shooting with percussion arms.
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Do you have Cyril Adam's book? It's been a few years since I read it and cannot remember the extent of information on percussion pigeon guns contained therein but if you do not have it I can look into it for you.


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Originally Posted by Stanton Hillis
Do you have Cyril Adam's book? It's been a few years since I read it and cannot remember the extent of information on percussion pigeon guns contained therein but if you do not have it I can look into it for you.
I do not.. I recently discovered it’s existence- but have not acquired a copy -yet.
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