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Doug, it is said that the French copy no one and no one copies the French. Nice work on James's barrels. Gil
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Doug, it is said that the French copy no one and no one copies the French. Nice work on James's barrels. Gil Perhaps, with this small exception: Casimir Lefaucheux
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Wingshooter, you are quite right. One can see the Lefaucheux patent used in many European countries. Let's not forget that the breechloader was a French development maybe 50 years before it went to other parts of Europe. Schneider [sp??] seems to have brought the French center fire to England.
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Another tid bit of info regarding French design...the "jones" under lever was patented in France a decade or more before Jones filed in England. I believe the French were also pioneers in using mass produced military arms parts in their finely made sporting arms...example would be the use of 8mm Lebel rifle coil springs used inside Darnes.
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Frenchmen gave up damascus barrels a long time before anybody else did. At a time when most English and Belgium produced gun barrels were still damascus, most French guns were steel, and very good steel at that.
Best, Ted
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CZ, Get the mop!
Out there doing it best I can.
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No need for a chalk outline. Book'em, Dano.
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Then a correction: Everyone has copied the French, but don't want to admit it. Gil
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I'm French and I won't admit that! Haha!
The world cries out for such: he is needed & needed badly- the man who can carry a message to Garcia
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GJW's annual Game&Gun Pic thread here is one of my favorites. It is great to see the pictures of the good times you guys are having when this part of the year finally comes around.
Me, it is the 2nd weekend of the dove season and I'm sitting home in front of the computer while it rains out my shoot for today. Not to worry, we've rescheduled for tomorrow afternoon when the weather report is more friendly. Now if only the cool front coming with today's rain won't bust our doves!
Just wanted to bring this worthy thread back to the top in hopes some of you aren't rained in and will post some more pictures...Geo
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