Erik,
Francotte #62992 was received at VL&D in 1906. The shotgun was a special order and the grade is indicated as 'Eagle'. The Eagle grade, later designated the Grade No. 45, first appeared in the VL&D catalog about 1903. It is a side-plated boxlock and should have all the bells & whistles of the "Quintuple Wedge" locking system, including Purdey double underbite, doll's-head rib extension, covered or hidden Greener cross-bolt, and Purdey side-clips. It should also have intercepting sears as indicated by small screws on each side of the receiver between the center of the rear of each ball and the rear verticle edge of the receiver. It was sent to another retailer for disposition. The designation of grade '45' came into use in 1910 and was an indication of the retail price which was $450 - quite a sum in 1910.
King,
Francotte 33762 would likely have been sold about 1900 or 1901 because serial numbers very close to that are all in the 1901 records but not yours. It was probably sold just before the records that we have were begun. If you can show a photo of the receiver and indicate which of the features in the above description are on your gun, we may be able to determine the model. Also, the better of the VL&D Francottes were in one of two categories - Pigeon Guns and Featherweights. Obviously, weight and barrel length were determining factors but there were other differences as well. The pigeon grades were models X, A, B, and C. The Featherweights were models AA, BB, CC, and DD. The grades are listed in order of their quality and price.
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