Bidspirit auction | Pinfire Double-Barreled Shotgun by François

Pinfire Double-Barreled Shotgun by François Repassin in Bergerac - Serial number H 24. Side-by-side smoothbore barrels marked ”C. CELLE” and ”St Étienne - 17.0” under the chambers, 17 mm bore at the muzzle. Both barrels are 16/65 gauge. St. Etienne proof mark after 1862. Action, trigger guard, and locks decorated with identical geometric ornamentation. Lock plates marked ”Repassin/A Bergerac.” Walnut stock. France before 1890, length 115 cm. François Repassin mentioned in the years 1807 - 1888. Slightly pitted. Condition 2-