So, could it be a >>Helice 33<< and that be a proper système term?
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I don't think so. But it does appear that V-C is quite capable of confusing those doing research as to model names. Straight off the pages they sent me from their 1933 catalog (I think it's actually 1934, because it includes the Helice 33 no. 3, which they describe as: "Modele cree en 1934.") On the previous page: "Epoque nouvelle . . . Modele nouveau! Helice 33." They certainly seem to be treating it as if it's a new model. They refer to simplifying the system, yet the 33 is described as: "Veritable Helice-Grip". They stress that the bolting system is the same, but that the firing system ("systeme de percussion") has replaced the leaf springs with "ressorts inoxydables en fil d'acier dit 'corde a piano'". That seems to be the only significant mechanical change they made in the Helice 33.
Last edited by L. Brown; 01/19/21 11:40 AM.
