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OWD
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Reged: 21/03/06
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Re: this ones killing me..
27/03/06 02:01 AM

Thanks for the reply.

I guess I just don't know. I've spent a lot of time studying British shotguns. While I do know of a Lebeau-London-maker connection, this wasn't until after WW2.

Birmingham was a huge gun making center- maybe the biggest in the world. Every type of gun was made there, from rifles for the slave trade and the American Civil War to shotguns for the UK's highest and mightiest.

Hundreds (probably thousands) of people worked in the double-shotgun field alone. These people were very specialized and they made everything.

So I guess I don't know why a Brit maker would turn to Belgium for parts when everything was right there in Birmingham. Perhaps they did for certain types of guns like the Martinis or perhaps they did for certain parts on other guns (bbls on low-end shotguns come to mind).

I'll ask around and see if I can dig up some more info.

Thanks again for the reply. I appreciate the info and feedback.

BTW: Francotte made lots of doubles - shotguns and DRs - for a very long time.

OWD

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Edited by OWD (27/03/06 02:46 AM)

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this ones killing me..	MopaneMike	21/03/06 03:38 PM
Re: this ones killing me..	MopaneMike	22/03/06 05:10 PM
Re: this ones killing me..	375Brno	22/03/06 08:43 PM
Re: this ones killing me..	MopaneMike	23/03/06 02:02 PM
Re: this ones killing me..	400NitroExpress	21/03/06 04:27 PM
Re: this ones killing me..	MopaneMike	23/03/06 02:06 PM
Re: this ones killing me..	AdamTayler	24/03/06 02:20 PM
Re: this ones killing me..	4seventy	21/03/06 09:12 PM
Re: this ones killing me..	500Nitro	21/03/06 09:17 PM
Re: this ones killing me..	MopaneMike	01/04/06 03:27 PM
Re: this ones killing me..	500Nitro	01/04/06 04:12 PM
Re: this ones killing me..	MopaneMike	01/04/06 07:41 PM
Re: this ones killing me..	OWD	25/03/06 01:59 AM
Re: this ones killing me..	400NitroExpress	25/03/06 03:14 AM
Re: this ones killing me..	DoubleD	25/03/06 05:13 AM
Re: this ones killing me..	400NitroExpress	25/03/06 07:30 AM
Re: this ones killing me..	DoubleD	25/03/06 09:57 PM
Re: this ones killing me..	400NitroExpress	28/03/06 04:37 AM
Re: this ones killing me..	DoubleD	30/03/06 06:39 AM
Re: this ones killing me..	OWD	26/03/06 10:44 AM
Re: this ones killing me..	DoubleD	26/03/06 08:50 PM
Re: this ones killing me..	mehulkamdar	28/03/06 02:45 PM
Re: this ones killing me..	OWD	27/03/06 02:01 AM
Re: this ones killing me..	DoubleD	27/03/06 03:43 AM
Re: this ones killing me..	500Nitro	27/03/06 05:12 AM
Re: this ones killing me..	DoubleD	27/03/06 05:22 AM
Re: this ones killing me..	500Nitro	25/03/06 07:46 AM
Re: this ones killing me..	400NitroExpress	25/03/06 11:38 AM
Re: this ones killing me..	500Nitro	26/03/06 02:03 AM
Re: this ones killing me..	RLI	26/03/06 03:07 PM
Re: this ones killing me..	Marrakai	21/03/06 11:24 PM
Re: this ones killing me..	400NitroExpress	22/03/06 01:32 AM
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