German prewar quality gun with no makers name, high grade engraving and stock work! Category: Boxlocks Gauge: 12 gauge GunID: 2255 Serial: NVN This German gun has great full coverage engraving, side clips, cocking indicators, and extra grade wood work. Ivory inlays on the forend and drop points are a nice touch. The Francotte logo, a crown over the initials AF, can be seen on the right side of the frame, as usual. It looks like the stamps have been put on the gun first and then integrated into the engravings. The maker's logo 'A FRANCOTTE A LIEGE' in two lines is visible on the left side of the frame. The serial number is stamped below. Manufactured in Belgium and subsequently embellished by Master Engraver Walther Kolouch. Single bead sight on the matte rib with 3 inch chambers, single extractor, standard Belgian proofs and 'FRANCOTTE CHOKEBORE' on the barrel flats, and improved modified/full chokes. Matching serial numbers on the barrels, forearm fittings, receiver, and trigger guard. Receiver is fully engraved with fine.
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For most of the 20th century, Abercrombie & Fitch was the most famous name in American sporting goods. From a retail store on NYC’s Madison Avenue, and through catalogs sent out across North American, A&F sold everything from firearms to fishing lures.
In 1938, the first spread of their Rifle-Shotgun catalog opened with the following copy:
“In our opinion the Francotte, famous Belgian gun adapted by us to the American Sportsman and improved over a period of 50 years, represents real gun value second to none. It is, in fact, an imported hand made gun at an American price.”
Three pages of Francottes followed: From the top of the line Eagle Grade Hammerless Ejector No. 45 Quality to the Knockabout Ejector. All these guns featured Siemen-Martin ‘Special’ fluid steel barrels and could be ordered with Greener-crossbolts or doll’s head extensions. They were made made on what A&F called a “Francotte lock action”, said to be an improvement on Anson & Deeley-type boxlock action, and featured Francotte-patent ejectors.
Price wise, Francottes weren’t cheap. But they weren’t super expensive, either. At a time when a Parker Quality A-1 Special Quality with ejectors was $890, a Parker Quality B.H.E. was $375 and a Fox X.E. was $165, Francotte’s Eagle Grade Hammerless Ejector No. 45 Quality was $550. Their most affordable double — the Francotte Knockabout Ejector — was $175. In between were models like the No. 30 Quality (30E) at $400 and a No. 20 Quality (20E) at $275.
Rain man full movie download. Compared to their American competitors, all these Francotte’s were built on superior designs, featured better finishing and proper scaling, and were more aesthetically pleasing overall. If you had stopped into A&F’s Madison Avenue store and placed a Parker, Fox, and Francotte side by side, it would have been plain to you which one was superior.
Francotte (Abercrombie & Fitch) “30E” 28 gauge SXS Shotgun: Francotte Pre-war (Abercrombie & Fitch) SXS Shotgun. Side plated 28 GA. Ejectors, side clips, 26 inch BBL, Full and Full, Double triggers, 14 1/2 inch pull to horn butt plate with Abercrombie and Fitch Leather case. Bores like new. Price:$17,995
FRANCOTTE MODEL “20E” DOUBLE 20 GAUGE SIDE-BY-SIDE SHOTGUN RETAILED BY ABERCROMBIE & FITCH: 28″ barrels choked R: .009″ L: .030″. Engraved sideplate action with auto ejectors, side clips, hiddend third bite (crossbolt with rib extension), double triggers, top lever. Checkered splinter forend and semi-pistol grip buttstock. Stock measurements: Comb: 1 1/2″ Heel: 2 1/2″ LOP: 14 1/4″ to a horn buttplate. Weight 5lbs 13oz. In beautiful original condition retaining nearly all of the casehardened finish on the action and sideplates. Trigger guard and top lever have all of the high polish charcoal blue remaining. Barrels showing 98% original blue with the maker’s and A&F’s names engraved on top. “A FRANCOTTE MAKER” and patent info on the left sideplate at the bottom. Excellent wood and checkering. 1949 mfg. Price:$8,750
EARLY FRANCOTTE 12 GAUGE DOUBLE EJECTOR GUN: 26″ damascus steel barrels, auto ejecgtors, beautiful scroll engraved sideplates and relief engraved fences. Double triggers, top lever, double underlocking lugs with Greener type third bite. Bores measure .729″ both barrels with walls over .030″ Chokes: R: .003″ L: .033″ Weight: 6lbs 7oz. Stock measures Comb: 1 1/2″ Heel: 2″ LOP: 14 1/2″ over a thin English hardrubber pad. The barrels retain all of the beautiful damascus pattern, The action showing lovely subdued case colors. Mint bores, excellent checkering and varnish. This would make a perfect bird gun. Price:$5,950
PLEASE NOTE: Griffin and Howe long time Archivist and Historian has retired. At this point in time we are not able to produce research or archive letters. When a replacement has been found, we will attempt to get back in touch with all inquiries for letters. We appreciate your understanding during this transition.
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Griffin & Howe is pleased to make available the sales records of Von Lengerke & Detmold and Abercrombie & Fitch, two legendary purveyors of sporting arms in the 20th century. The records exist in over sixty very large ledger books recording sales and inventory between 1900 and 1977. The sales between 1900 and 1929 represent the sales of Von Lengerke & Detmold which was purchased by Abercrombie & Fitch in 1929. The Abercrombie & Fitch sales and inventory records begin in 1929 and continue through the closing of Abercrombie & Fitch in 1977. Most of the entries are for ‘new’ sales, although several thousand used and consigned sporting firearms passed through their inventory as well. Most of the ‘new’ sales are grouped by Make and Model and an inventory of sporting firearms began on February 1st of each year. Griffin & Howe is involved in an ongoing project to digitally record each page in the record books and index the Makes, Models and Serial Numbers.
To discover if your sporting firearm is listed in the records, click on the Make of the sporting firearm in the list below. Then enter your serial number and model if needed or search the list of complete serial numbers for each Make. Additional Makes and serial numbers will be added as the project progresses. If you discover that your sporting firearm is in the records, Griffin & Howe will be happy to verify the model, if applicable, and the date when the sporting firearm was first entered into inventory. Please send an email request to [email protected] or call Griffin & Howe at +1.908.766.2287.
Griffin & Howe will also provide a Certificate of Inventory and Disposition and a photograph of the original page(s) on which your sporting firearm appears. The information on the certificate will vary depending on the year in which the sporting firearm was in inventory. The cost of this service is $60 per sporting firearm but may be more or less depending upon the amount of information in the record. For a more detailed description of the records and to see sample pages please click here – Sample Pages.
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A&F | ADAMY | ARRIETA |
BAKER | BAYARD | BEESLEY |
BERETTA | BERNARDELLI | BLAND |
BOROVNIK | BOSS | BOSWELL |
BRITTE | BROWNING | BSA |
CASHMORE | CHURCHILL | COGSWELL & HARRISON |
COSMI | CRESCENT | DAKIN |
DALY | DARNE | DEFOURNEY |
DUMOULIN | EVANS | FOLSOM |
FOX | FRANCOTTE | FRED ADOLPH |
GE LEWIS | GIBBS | GRANT |
GREENER | GREIFELT | GRIFFIN & HOWE |
HARPOON GUNS | HARRISON & HUSSEY | HENRY ATKIN |
HEYM | HOFFMAN ARMS | HOLLAND & HOLLAND |
HOLLENBECK | HOLLIS, BENTLEY & PLAYFAIR | HUSSEY |
ITHACA | IVER JOHNSON | JAEGER |
JEFFERY | KIMBALL | KRIEGHOFF |
LANCASTER | LANG | LC SMITH |
LEFEVER | LEONARD | LIEGE |
LUCK | MAHILLON | MANNLICHER-SCHOENAUER |
MARLIN | MARTINI | MAUSER |
MEFFERT | MERKEL | NEWTON |
NIMROD | OGDEN SMITH & HUSSEY | OWEN |
PARKER | PERAZZI | POWELL |
PURDEY | REMINGTON | REMO GEHR |
RHEINMETALL | RIGBY | SAKO |
SAUER | SAVAGE | SCHILLING |
SCHMIDT & HABERMAN | SEDGLEY | SEYMOUR GRIFFIN |
SIMSON | SODIA | SPRINGER |
SPRINGFIELD | STOEGER | SYRACUSE |
THIEME & SCHLEGELMILCH | THOMPSON | TOLLEY |
UNION ARMERA | VENUS WAFFEN WERK | VL&D |
W&C SCOTT | WALTHER | WATSON |
WEATHERBY | WEBLEY & SCOTT | WESTLEY RICHARDS |
WINCHESTER | WINKLER | WOODWARD |
ZANOTTI |
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