Ted, my in-laws are down in St, Chamond. Their company has made parts for French Aerospace enterprises for 60 years. They're not In St. Etienne proper but are interconnected with the tech community there. We'll see what we can come up with. All of them talk about "La Manu"...Socialist France of the 1930's.

As for pitting in pre WWII French guns, a lot of those guns were buried during the occupation.

Of all the French bloggers..."Neltir" seems to be the best. He is irascible and grumpy but shares his knowledge.

French and Walloon are identical with a few idioms...now if you mention "Flemand"..that's another story.

Ted, there are dozens of identifying markers for early 20th century French guns..This line has been a great education for me...and I will compile what we come up with.

Last edited by Argo44; 08/26/17 12:53 AM.
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