Argo, great photos of gun, your buddies and brother. One nice thing about cotton fatigues is that they are moth proof. Those jungle boots appear in good shape as well. The family resemblance of your twin is duly noted. smile

I was talking with a list member on the phone last week about French guns. The deep relief carving in the acanthus style on the fences seems to be a French standard. I have it on a Brun-Latrige 16 double, but like your gun, very little engraving on the rest of the action where it would seem to be easier to do on the flat surfaces.