by Von Lengerke & Detmold and, later, by Abercrombie & Fitch. The below post is taken from the forums.Īllow me to present the models of the Francotte shotguns that were imported to the U.S. I'd also like to put a value on it for insurance purposes. If you have any additional information I'd like to hear from you. The right lock is engraved with "Paris France" and the left with "A. I believe this indicates the amount of "choke" in the barrel. The bottom left barrel has "25" and the right bottom barrel has "42" marked on them. The bottom rib is marked with "6315", the S/N, and "7813 10". The number 559 is stamped beneath the crown. It is marked on the top of the barrel release tang with "Francotte Brevette" stamped on the sides of a crown. The S/N is stamped on the bottom rib under the forearm and on the trigger guard tang. It is in good condition but since it is Damascus and used black powder shot shells it has some barrel pitting. When my dad died in 1981 I became the owner. When he died in the 1960's my dad inherited the shotgun. My great uncle used it to hunt ducks and geese. It is my understanding that Francotte made these for Abercrombie and Fitch.
My dad's uncle (my great uncle I guess) bought this shotgun from Abercrombie & Fitch in New York in the 1930's. I haven't had any luck finding information about this type of firearm. It is an external hammer Damascus barrel shotgun.
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