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Sirs, good afternoon. Just wanted yalls opinions on value of a French shotgun. Manufrance Robust 16ga ejector gun. Serial 311800. It opens almost like its assisted. Really easy breaks open. Grey receiver and barrels. Tight with forend off and on. No pitting, dents in the barrels. There is only about 3 left of the leather sling left attached to the return mechanism inside the stock. So it really doesnt have a sling anymore. Buttplate is broken in two. Local gun store wants $620 o.t.d. for it. Is it worth this? Can anyone determine the date based on the model and serial#? Also if I go back, what would have been the factory chamber length? Didnt have my gauges with me at the time. Ive never had a French shotgun before.
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The Robust was the blue collar bread and butter double from La Manu. Most of them were 65mm til after the second war, if memory serves. There are others on the board that can speak better to them than I, but that price seems a little high, but not much. If in the condition you describe, will probably out live you. My book only lists serial numbers and dates for pre war Ideals.
New sling parts and mechanisms are still available.
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Thanks sir. Several years ago, you brought Cocoa to E.Tx for a released quail shoot to introduce my then 16yr old son to quail and shooting over a good working dog. I don't know if you'd remember or not. You brought a French 16 with a sling to use.
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The 234 was produced from 1949 through 1974. The 234L (ejector) began production in 1950. The factory chamber length will be on the barrel flats in mm. I have the Robust book and it has an ad listing the chambers in 1971 as 70 mm or 2 3/4". I don't believe there is a serial number list existing. I have a 226 which was made between 1932 and 1940 with a serial number of 189xxx. Hundreds of thousands of Robusts were made in various grades. They were mail order guns in France. Gil
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Thanks sir. Several years ago, you brought Cocoa to E.Tx for a released quail shoot to introduce my then 16yr old son to quail and shooting over a good working dog. I don't know if you'd remember or not. You brought a French 16 with a sling to use. I remember it well- especially walking out to her while we were trying to eat lunch to rebuke her for "barking up the wrong tree"- only to find a quail sitting on the limb. I trust you and yours are well. Mike
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The 234 was produced from 1949 through 1974. The 234L (ejector) began production in 1950. The factory chamber length will be on the barrel flats in mm. I have the Robust book and it has an ad listing the chambers in 1971 as 70 mm or 2 3/4". I don't believe there is a serial number list existing. I have a 226 which was made between 1932 and 1940 with a serial number of 189xxx. Hundreds of thousands of Robusts were made in various grades. They were mail order guns in France. Gil Close to 950,000 to be a little more specific. One of the most successful SxS designs ever produced.
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A former co-worker of mine had a very nice 16 ga Robust. It had the roll-up sling in the butt & as I recall a swamped rib, very light but don't know its exact weight. I do not remember if it had MonoBlock barrels or not but I do distinctly remember they did not have the step of the "Fretted" barrels. I first became aware of it in the early 1970's but it was an older gun. I believe it would have been older than the one shown here. Anyone have any knowledge as to what model it may have been. The gentleman who owned it has been deceased for several years & I have not the foggiest idea as to where it went.
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Sirs, good afternoon. Just wanted yalls opinions on value of a French shotgun. How much you have invested ?
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It has been at local gun store for a month. I'm looking at it right now. I don't really have to have it, but I've not had a french gun before, and it is really tight and light as well. So, so far, $0 put out on it.
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