Hi all,
I inherited what looks to be an old French side-by-side shotgun from my Dad. I'm curious to find out exactly what it is (manufacturer/make/model) and maybe a rough estimate as to its value. (A good idea for insurance purposes if it's worth anything.)
The markings on the bottom of the barrel (from top of barrel downward) are:
- MA
- St. Etienne 18,2
- 65
- 822
- Choke Rectifie (in an arc)
- (crown symbol over the letters "PT")
- RESSUE ET RETREMPE
- ACIERDECARBURE AU BOIS (hard to read this text)
- (some indistinct symbol inside of an oval)
On the metal inside the breech of the stock (the watertable I think it's called?) there are the following marks:
- (crown symbol over the letters "PT")
- 822
The metal in the breech area has lots of fine, ornate scrollwork on it. It looks very much like the Darne shotgun listed at the top of this page: http://www.gunshop.com/darne.htm. The difference is that the metal and scrollwork on my shotgun is straight up and down in front of the triggers, whereas the metal on the Darne shotguns goes back over the top of the triggers. The barrel opens downward by rotating a large thumb lever on top.
I hope this info helps. If need be, I can take some pictures of it if that would help identify it.
Thanks!
I inherited what looks to be an old French side-by-side shotgun from my Dad. I'm curious to find out exactly what it is (manufacturer/make/model) and maybe a rough estimate as to its value. (A good idea for insurance purposes if it's worth anything.)
The markings on the bottom of the barrel (from top of barrel downward) are:
- MA
- St. Etienne 18,2
- 65
- 822
- Choke Rectifie (in an arc)
- (crown symbol over the letters "PT")
- RESSUE ET RETREMPE
- ACIERDECARBURE AU BOIS (hard to read this text)
- (some indistinct symbol inside of an oval)
On the metal inside the breech of the stock (the watertable I think it's called?) there are the following marks:
- (crown symbol over the letters "PT")
- 822
The metal in the breech area has lots of fine, ornate scrollwork on it. It looks very much like the Darne shotgun listed at the top of this page: http://www.gunshop.com/darne.htm. The difference is that the metal and scrollwork on my shotgun is straight up and down in front of the triggers, whereas the metal on the Darne shotguns goes back over the top of the triggers. The barrel opens downward by rotating a large thumb lever on top.
I hope this info helps. If need be, I can take some pictures of it if that would help identify it.
Thanks!