FRENCH? DOUBLE BARREL

antond82

HELP! Could anyone help with information on this double barrel i recently acquired.It appears to be a 16ga ga.sxs highly engraved.On the receiver it says Helice,Ekler,St.Etienne. under side of barrels says acier mens-mart, E.Fausti,J.Breuil.Any info such as make, model,price or where i can find this out would be GREATLY appreciated.THANKS If you need any other info just let me know.

rufe-snow

You'll probably have better luck posting on this forum.

http://www.shotgunworld.com/identify.html

Can't find anything in my references, other than the city of St. Etienne was one of the prinicpal centers of the French firearms industry.

2520wcf

You might also try asking the same question on Gunshop.com "The Doublegun BBS". They have a couple of French posters who know French double shotguns very well. Ask for "Yann" by name; he is the most frequent poster on the subject. Make sure to spell the markings correctly and describe all proofmarks, etc., especially those on the water table (flats under the barrels). They can often tell you even the workman who personally made the barrels!

antond82

hI thanks, But i tried to register on both sites and for so reason it would not go threw.If at all possible could you see if you could get yann to email me?thanks again aondrisk@nycap.rr.comquote:Originally posted by 2520wcf
You might also try asking the same question on Gunshop.com "The Doublegun BBS". They have a couple of French posters who know French double shotguns very well. Ask for "Yann" by name; he is the most frequent poster on the subject. Make sure to spell the markings correctly and describe all proofmarks, etc., especially those on the water table (flats under the barrels). They can often tell you even the workman who personally made the barrels!