Mollydodger needs some identification help...
(Cut and pasted...)"I have a 410 ga. shotgun that I beleive may have been a rifle originally. It was given to me as a child by my now deceased uncle, John Warren of Cape Cod Massachusetts. John was an...
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More pics over on the FotoTime.com site!"The attacker must vanquish, the defender, has but to prevail." --Coyot
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An extremely unusual and interesting conversion! The proofs show Belgium provinence. The 3 stepped pedestal w/tower is the same as seen on FN produced firearms. The bottom photo has the circled early...
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Whitworth, You are correct. The barrel does break down at the pivot point and it does load/paritally extract by lowering the lever. Since I sent photos to Coyote last evening, I have found additional...
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It looks to me to be a Francotte as the AF at the back of the may indicate. I would hope that Gert will find some thing in his catalogs.Cheers
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Indeed, that AF is from Francotte, but i never saw such a shotgun. Of course, these actions were used for quite a lot of purposes, and at a certain time there was a surplus of them, so it is quite...
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"The attacker must vanquish, the defender, has but to prevail." --Coyot
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That is a highly interesting variant/modification of a Martini. Haven't ever seen anything like it, but then it is always possible to see something new. Or realize atht you have been looking at...
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I appreciate everyones comments. I am still unsure of what I have. Is Francotte a manufacturer name? Where can I get more info or do more research? I would lke to know things like the manufacturer,...
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Take it away Gert! (Chuckle!) Our local "Poirot" in residence... (More chuckling!)"The attacker must vanquish, the defender, has but to prevail." --Coyot
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Mollydodger,Francotte is one of the well-known gunmaking names in Belgium. Essentially, he also made Martini's, and even had his own proprietary patents on them. I presume you already have seen a...
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Thanks Sgt. Major, Do I understand that this is a Martini design that was modified and produced by Francotte of Belgium for some other "brand seller"? If that scenario is correct could that "brand...
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Antything is possible, actually - that name could also just be the barrel manufacturer. Francotte also subcontracted quite a lot to the smaller Liege gunshops. I assume it was originally made up as a...
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