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[IWK2HT]

Good evening
Just picked up a 1 1/2 with a strange inscription on the barrel.
It says "Fd Claudin Breveté a Paris Boulevard des Italiens 38"
Haven't taken any pics yet but will add later. Ser# 118086 I've googled the guy and it looks like he some sort of distributor in Paris
Any help would be much appreciated
Ted

 

[mmaher94087]

Yes, Fd Claudin was a Paris distributor of Smith & Wesson for many years. They were in business at least through the .38 DA era of approximately 1880.

 

[IWK2HT]

Thanks Mike this is one I've never seen before
Ted

 

[crossv]

1-3 Paris marked

This is a Model 1 Third Issue marked by this distributor SN 100697

 

[IWK2HT]

This is a Model 1 Third Issue marked by this distributor SN 100697

Interesting, little different script used must have been a rather large distributor.

 

[danalex]

Go see this site Ted

La Maison de Ferdinand Claudin – La Grande Famille des Lefaucheux

 

[IWK2HT]

Go see this site Ted

La Maison de Ferdinand Claudin – La Grande Famille des Lefaucheux

Thanks Daniel that was interesting always something new here
I also found this