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The vintage examples generally were stocked to fit a runty 9 year old, in my experience. Thanks to Argo and his ongoing quest for more accurate dating of French guns, we can say this is pre 1912 and post 1900, which, seems vintage enough for me: Almost perfect dimensions, but, a bit short to use with just a t-shirt. It will be exactly perfect, come December. I would have guessed pre 1920 with this gun. Argo narrowed that window down some. Generalizations are often just that. I'm guilty of it myself. The chokes were .007 and .015, which, isn't all that tight by French standards. Of course, I have no idea if they were altered. Tight chambers, tight bores, all as per usual, and I have no intention of modifing anything on those pristine bores. The righthanded button safety is unusual. I'm having issues with my left eye, and this gun will be instrumental in helping me to learn to shoot right handed. Best, Ted
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