Courtesy translation of Fab’s post:

Hi Argo, I set this date of 1918 by deduction. No particular brand is able to confirm this. As I said above, the Halifax model appeared in 1914. This rifle was mounted with a one piece stock. During the 1914/1918 conflict, in France, the production of civilian weapons ceased. And it is very likely that at the resumption of the activity 1918 / 1919, this butt was utilized in 2 pieces without steel separator.

The second post from Fab notes the steel divider appeared between 1931 and 1936.

That ends Fab’s input.



I have long looked for hard and fast rules to date the manufacture of French guns, but, each becomes a guess using clues that really only get us close.

Close, usually, is good enough.

Best,
Ted