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Category - Francotte Shotguns - Shotguns - .410 Gauge

Category
Francotte Shotguns
Shotguns - .410 Gauge

Francotte BLNE .410 - SCALED .410 FRAME, 4LBS. 10OZ! CYL/M, vintage firearms

Description:
General Specs: Francotte , c1936, .410 Bore, 4lbs. 10oz. Chokes CYL/M, LOP 14 5/16″, DAH 2 1/2″, DAC 1 3/8″
Serial Number:  8013 

Auguste Francotte is world famous as a high-quality firearms maker from the gun making center of Liege, Belgium dating back as far as 1805 and doing business into the early 21st century making fine shotguns with price tags starting at $18,000. Francotte is a brand recognized and used by heads of state, business tycoons, and in some cases, the fortunate “Average Joe”. They are nicely built side by sides with a solid reputation for graceful looks and handling characteristics as well as rock solid dependability. This fine Francotte is a very nice find, a boxlock extractor with 27 1/2″ barrels and an English gripped stock of nicely figured French walnut.  Built circa 1936, serial number 8013 is in wonderful overall condition. The barrels have mirror bores, are choked Cylinder and Modified, and ribs that ring like bells and are chambered for 2 1/2” shells. An honest little double, it has some field marks from its adventures. It comes fitted with a straight/splinter stock configuration capped off with a wooden butt plate. However, if you’d like to upgrade to a purdy style pad contact us and we’ll be happy to add one to this little Francotte, all alterations to purchased guns are given priority, a Purdey pad takes about a week. A unique quality of this little Belgian double is that its built upon a .410 frame as opposed to a 20-gauge frame, thus you get a true scaled .410 double. The receiver retains 95% factory case color with engraved borders and scroll still sharp from the engraver’s chisel. The action features delicate side clips, superb screws and wood to metal fit including a rebated frame; both hinge and action are tight with the lever sitting center. This is a gorgeous Belgium gun with chokes that cover a wide range of shooting scenarios – ideal for game like quail, Woodcock, or even pheasant if you’re a good shot!  The dainty little gun weighs just 4lbs 10oz. making an ideal gun for long days in the woods and uplands, a truly versatile gun from one of the best Belgium gun makers. If you like peewee shotguns, don’t miss out on this fine little Francotte. Vintage Firearms invites you to have a look at the detailed specifications and pictures below. Thanks for looking!

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Barrels
Barrel Length:   27 1/2"
Chokes:   .001/.013 CYL/M
Bores:  mirror
Bore Diameter:  .409/.408
% Blue:  99% factory finish
Chambers:  2 1/2"
Ribs:  tight-bells
Sights:  front brass

Action
Action:  tight-centered
Extractors
Receiver Condition:  95% factory case color
Screws:  superb
Engraving:  crisp-sharp
Trigger Type:  double-crisp
Trigger Guard Color:  75%

Stock
Type:  straight/splinter
LOP:  14 5/16"
LOP To End Of Wood:  14"
DAH:  2 1/2"
DAC:  1 3/8"
Cast:  H 1/4" off T 3/8" off
Checkering Condition:  excellent
Butt Treatment:  wood plate

INQUIRIES
There is a 30 day mechanical warranty on long guns. If it is a “VFI Certified” gun there is a 90 day mechanical warranty. Call or email us for more details or questions. Thanks! Vintage Firearms

Payment and Shipping
Ways to Pay: Credit Card, Money Order, Certified Check, Personal Check, Wire Transfer (Advertised price reflects 3.5% cash discount. Actual price if paid by credit card is 3.5% higher.)
Inspection Period / Return Policy: Three Days from the date the item was received.
Sales Tax Collected: FL, MI, PA
Shipping & Insurance: Ground $105.00 within continental U.S. Additional fees for HI & AK.
Item Condition: Used
Requires FFL?: Yes. C&R licenses accepted for shipping C&R eligible guns

Other
Terms of Purchase: Check your local and state laws before purchasing. It is the buyer’s responsibility to confirm his/her right to own the firearm or any item before purchasing.
PLEASE SEE OUR OTHER FINE VINTAGE FIREARMS. View all listings and our full inventory of fine sporting and collectible arms will appear. Thanks for looking!We employ full time gunsmiths on premises and can perform alterations to suit your needs within a few weeks of purchase. Common requests are: -stock bending to suit your particular requirements -addition of any specified butt pad to increase length of pull -alteration of chokes to suit your shooting preferences -lengthening of chambers and forcing cones -darkening stock color with penetrating stains -restoring any part of the gun including rust blue, charcoal blue, bone and charcoal case color, wood restoration and checkering recuts. If you like one our guns but it needs “tweaked”, let us know and we can quote you a time and price. Some enthusiasts like the guns “as found” and others want them “just so”. We often list guns as found and let the particular buyer choose how they want their gun to fit or look.

Shotgun Gauge: .410 Gauge

Price: $3,950.00