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On a totally other French offering, & I was unsure if anyone was going to post it, but as it was told to me, quite a bit of history on the Buttplate:

Corporation Chrétienne des Armuriers Stéphanois Conservatoire de l'Arme fine L. Chalet Directeur 1887 -P. Didier - E. Fournel - B. Tronchon - M. Barellon -P. Plot - P. Ferret - F. Courbon Fondateur

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Serbus,

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