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So was the Berthon Fr�res using the trademark >>Gallia<< prior to June 11th, 1912? Or would the longarm date to 1912?

Cheers,

Raimey
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We've established that the change back to mm to measure chambers from cm in Saint-�tienne occurred in 1912. We don't know exactly when. But:
-- it was definitely 1912 per dated Didier Drevet barrels
-- On the Darne number chart (Ted will caution about exceptions) it happened just around serial C600-700 (1912 per the chart):
. . . . . . .- C692, a 12 gauge with a chamber stamp "6.5".
. . . . . . .- C643, a 20 gauge with a chamber stamp "70".

Now if Berthon Fr�res trademarked "Canons Gallia" on 11 Jun 1912...then you've likely dated your gun to within a couple of months - summer 1912. (And incidentally we've established that the changeover to mm was after 11 June 1912).

Raimey, you and I were thinking the same thing. I suppose it's possible he was using Canons Gallia before the trademark...but....heck...lets date the gun.

David, the common idea in gun scholarship is that it's darned difficult to date a Saint-�tienne gun - there are no French dating stamps. But by chance, dating your gun doesn't get much better than this.

The Internet is full of information on its former owner, who brought it back from Europe in 1945: Col. Walter D. Buie, West Point 1920.

Argo44:

Like minds from Alabama do think alike from time to time....


Cheers,

Raimey
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