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This is a single shot but obviously high grade when made and one I haven't seen before. I don't believe the chambering description but don't know what it might be. Any comments?

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/991200516

Looks like a custom gun.

Francotte made some Rolling Block rifles under contract from Remington

Just found that link. Wish the one listed was in that condition.

The rolling block shotguns made in Ilion by E. Remington & Sons were made on both military rifle frames (top tang as long as the lower tang) and sporting rifle frames (shorter top tang). They were chambered for paper 20-gauge shells or the 16B brass shells.

I spotted an Belgian proof mark on the gun on gunbroker --



Most of the fancy rolling block shotguns were made by the various licensed foreign rolling-block manufacturers. I have only ever seen one fancy one that was pure Ilion.

Husqvarna offered them for decades in a number of gauges. Here from a 1927 catalog showing 12- to 28-gauge offerings --



In the November 1949 catalog they still offered 12- and 16-gauge --

Curious gun!

I´m a fan of single shot but I prefer hammer sidelver or underlever. I have a beauty 28ga whitch is my hunting lady colleague and I hope "she" will be forever.