Francotte 12 Gauge Belgian Side by Side

Description

NOTE: this is an example of a previous customer restoration, and therefore the firearm is not for sale.

Francotte is a weapons manufacturer in Liège, Belgium. The gun maker’s roots can be traced back to 1805. During their first decades of operation they manufactured arms for various nations around Europe. Later they concentrated on high-end civilian arms, a beautiful example you can see here – before and after restoration.

History Restored:

• New buttstock in 1X English walnut, pistol grip with London Pad fitted
• Repair and sand forend
• Checker buttstock to original, re-cut forend
• Finish buttstock and forend to original oil finish
• Polish double barrels for correct finish
• Re-cut barrel address and borders
• Rust blue barrels
• Polish action and parts for correct finish
• Repair/replace all screws
• Re-cut engraving

Restoration Process Photos:

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  Applying finish to the new buttstock

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  Applying finish to the new buttstock

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  Finish applied to the new buttstock

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  Polishing barrels for correct finish

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  Screw repair

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  Screw repair

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  Screw repair

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  Polishing trigger guard for correct finish

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  Polishing action for correct finish

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  Checkering the new buttstock's pistol grip

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  Checkering the new buttstock's pistol grip

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  Re-cutting barrel address and borders

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  Re-cutting engraving

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  Rust bluing the barrels

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  Rust bluing the barrels

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  Rust bluing the barrels