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Well I popped down to my not so local RFD to pick up some reloading supplies and a brick of .22LR. When the deal had been done he mentioned that he had just been given a SxS hammergun from somebody who was giving up shooting. He the asked me if I wanted the gun for free, I then thanked god that I had brought my shotgun certificate and the gun was mine. It's tight on it's face and the barrels look good but it does have a god awful finishing job on the stock, it looks like somebody has applied a red gel coat and used the thickest B and Q varnish they could find. The gun is marked up as a Francotte's Arms Co, Liege and is chambered in 12/70.- Serial number 99713. It has dual rebound hammers that work (fires blanks) Barrels are marked Choke 183 and a variety of other marks that i'll have to look up As this is my first restoration, how can I get this gun back into presentable order, I've looked up the stock finishing threads and think i'll give that go first. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Think I've tracked it down to being proofed (German Standard) in 1926 with Nitro and BP proof by Alfred Reignier or Louis Couchant
