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I have recently acquired a French 16ga double made by Raymond Guignant in Rouen(Normandy). Sidelock ejector, chiseled fences,articulated front trigger and Belgium proofs. Anyone have any info on Guignant? It appears to be a late 20's-30's gun to me.   
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Neat gun, does it have Belgian proofmarks, too ?
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Yes, I plan to be there. Hope we can meet up. Daryl
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Heres the Flat and other frontal flat pict. I will be at 17B14 in Tulsa. Lots of old delectable doubles on the Table.  
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Looks like a small case d for date code, if so, proof date would be 1925
I learn something every day, and a lot of times it's that what I learned the day before was wrong
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Yes, there is a small case d above the ac and PV. Thanks a lot for the info. 1925 sounds right.
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James,
Do you or your reference material have anything on Raymond Guignant of Rouen? the gunsmith/
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James,
Do you or your reference material have anything on Raymond Guignant of Rouen? the gunsmith/
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I expect that you will find that Raymond Guignant in Rouen(Normandy) was a retailer and/or a finisher/repair shop. He probably ordered the gun made to his customer's specs from someone in the Liege trade. Very likely that he knew such tradesmen well; probably closer to them than to the French trade in Paris and St. Etienne. Had he built the gun, he would have had it proofed in France.
It appears to be a well made "B" or "C" grade (OQ3 or OQ4) gun - the "Birmingham" style flatback action is a give away that it was not built as a "best" grade gun; the Liege trade was well aware that the "stocked to the fences" style was a fashion hallmark of "best" grade guns by this date. Liege guns of this grade tend to perform very well. Price aside, you have acquired a very nice gun. Enjoy.
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