I'll tell you what, Miller-The MAIN thing I implied is that Regis applied for, and received a patent for his version of the monoblock, in 1902.
That fact is indisputable. The 1902 Patent is mentioned in every single catalog I have, going back to 1909.
My secondary point, that you chose to ignore, is that Regis Darne died FABULOUSLY wealthy in the late 1930s. That he made a ton of money off the patent for the monoblock issued to him, is indisputable, also. Pieper was an also-ran in the gun business, by any way of comparison, with Regis Darne.
I explained to you that I didn't know exactly how they differed, but, Pieper's is illustrated in patent literature with damascus materials, and Darne's is not. I do know Darne applied for, and had his patent renewed, in the 1930s.
So, to make you happy, today, lets say Pieper patented a monoblock of some sort, that must have differed in some critical way from a monoblock that was later patented by Regis Darne. Belgium and France aren't on opposite sides of the world, I'm sure Darne knew about Pieper's patent and Pieper knew about Darne's. And, for some reason, a lot more examples, like, say, 975,000, of the Darne patent monoblock exist today.
For whatever reason.
You happy now?
Best,
Ted
