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Proofed in St. Etienne with powder T. Appears to be a nicely finished boxlock with sideclips and a crossbolt. Most likely short chambers at 65mm or about 2 1/2". If it is typical, it will have pretty tight bores and chokes. It isn't worth a fortune. I'd bet it will work out to be a pretty nice shooter. Tell your customer to enjoy the gun and give him some coaching on lower pressure ammunition, in the correct length. We have a lot more access to it then we did 20 years ago.
Best, Ted
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Agree with Ted. An above average shooter, but not a particularly high grade French sxs. The lack of a "name" hurts the value as well, and Martin was probably the dealer for whom the gun was made rather than the maker. Standard, single French proof--14,200 psi. A lot of those guns have had American 2 3/4" loads run through them, and they'll take it, but because most French doubles are pretty light, the recoil can be nasty. As Ted said, lighter 2 1/2" loads are available and should be used, unless the owner wants to get into 16ga reloading.
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Leather case looks good. Gun doesn't. Just another 5 hundred bucks French gun. No style, no soul.
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There were dozens of "Martin's" involved in the French gun trade. I assume the EM is the trademark. Unfortunately, they covered a broad range, so it nearly impossible to id the maker.
I agree, it is just a standard field gun.
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It has far more style and soul then anything Remington will ever import from the former Soviet Union. Best, Ted
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Are you expecting me to take part in long and insensate discussion about all these crap in your head? No way.
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Are you expecting me to take part in long and insensate discussion about all these crap in your head? No way. Best reply ever!...Geo
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It has far more style and soul then anything Remington will ever import from the former Soviet Union. Best, Ted Gotta agree with Ted on that point. Would I rather have that Frenchie or one of the current Russian imports? No contest! Russians can make good guns, but the ones they're currently sending our way would be a lot better were they the quality of that French piece--which is, indeed, not much more than an average or slightly above French shooter.
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