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what acier tin means writen on the barrels #212841 01/11/11 07:03 PM
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OP nikos Boxlock Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 24 greece	what acier tin means writen on the barrels of a belgian 1908 shotgun means;thank you

Re: what acier tin means writen on the barrels nikos #212843 01/11/11 07:19 PM
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Run With The Fox Sidelock Joined: May 2008 Posts: 8,158 Likes: 114 Michigan	As the Frenchies and the Belgies share a common language, Acier is French for Steel- Tin? You have me puzzled there. Tin is NOT an alloying element into steel, no matter the AISI numberical code-- "The field is the touchstone of the man"..

Re: what acier tin means writen on the barrels Run With The Fox #212851 01/11/11 08:29 PM
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OP nikos Boxlock Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 24 greece	it is writen exactly like this ACIER TIN on the barrels.what is tin;acier is metal right?how can i post the picture;

Re: what acier tin means writen on the barrels nikos #212854 01/11/11 08:46 PM
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OP nikos Boxlock Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 24 greece	this is the barrels saying acier tin

Re: what acier tin means writen on the barrels nikos #212855 01/11/11 08:49 PM
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OP nikos Boxlock Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 24 greece	its in photobucket under nikosmav

Re: what acier tin means writen on the barrels nikos #212894 01/12/11 07:55 AM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 11,574 Likes: 167 Iowa L. Brown Sidelock
L. Brown Sidelock Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 11,574 Likes: 167 Iowa	I can't see the photo, but I'm guessing that the "TIN" has nothing to do with the metal tin. French for the English word "tin" is either etain or fer blanc. My guess is that "TIN" is an abbreviation for something.

Re: what acier tin means writen on the barrels nikos #212906 01/12/11 09:57 AM
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Ron Vella Sidelock Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 606 Oshawa, Ontario, Canada	Who is the maker of the gun? There may be some association between the abreviation TIN and the maker's name, althgough more probably it refers to the steel maker as in "Acier Cockerel"..

Re: what acier tin means writen on the barrels nikos #212909 01/12/11 10:11 AM
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PeteM Sidelock Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 4,598 IL	This is a Pieper gun. http://www.doublegunshop.com/forums/ubbt...1958#Post211958 http://www.doublegunshop.com/forums/ubbt...2498#Post212498 http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=244607 I put him in touch with Epimenidis who is on Crete and can inspect the gun. Pete http://www.damascus-barrels.com/Movie.html

Re: what acier tin means writen on the barrels L. Brown #212979 01/12/11 06:09 PM
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OP nikos Boxlock Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 24 greece	it writes acier tin or acier fin and is also on you tube under the name pieper 1908 .i think it means stainless steel in french its also on photobucket under nikosmav

Re: what acier tin means writen on the barrels nikos #212988 01/12/11 06:46 PM
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L. Brown Sidelock Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 11,574 Likes: 167 Iowa	Aha--acier fin. Should have thought of that. Means "fine steel". It refers to the quality, not the composition. Lots of descriptive words attached to "acier" on both French and Belgian guns.

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