Ted, I also found the line engraving on the barrels odd. Like you, I've never seen a French (or Belgian, for that matter) sleever. Agree that the pheasants would not notice, although it would impact the value. However . . . the fact that this one is clearly marked "Vouzelaud" on the water table, in addition to a nice, stylistic V on the trigger guard, and has a Vouzelaud characteristics tag plus maker's label in the hard case (although I'm fairly certain the case is a good bit older than the gun) would seem to tie it closely to a well-regarded French maker. Although one that's not particularly well-known in this country. From what little I've read about Vouzelaud, I got the idea that they probably sell guns other than their own. However, in this case, they've clearly marked this one as theirs--even though it is not of pure St. Etienne origin.
Last edited by L. Brown; 12/24/14 08:20 AM.
