Unknown French Fowler

[hawkeye1755]

I found these pics.Anyone of you recognize this fowler.It must be a french fowler.On the lockplate stand .... a Marseille.I can't read the first word.

:hatsoff:

 

[Mike Brooks]

French, post 1780.

 

[rabjr]

I had pic #5 for a desktop pic, for a long time. Love this gun, was/is for sale when I got the pic's, I remember right was $55,000.00 I think.

 

[TANSTAAFL]

Shore tis a fancy lady.

 

[Rusty Old Gunns]

I had pic #5 for a desktop pic, for a long time. Love this gun, was/is for sale when I got the pic's, I remember right was $55,000.00 I think.

$55,000? Gawd! A gun like that aint fer shooten. Must be fer jest looken at.

(I tried to get it for my wife... but the fella wouldn't trade.)