It was used with splinter-type forearms (a style with minimal wood in the forearm) to protect the forward hand from the hot barrels during long shooting sessions. Incidentally, the leather cover on the forearm is a handguard. I realize that’s a broad range, but the price will depend on finding a buyer who appreciates a quality side-by-side, especially one with a good-looking oak and leather case (although the handle seems to be missing from your case). I estimate it would sell for $2,000 to $3,500 at a Canadian firearms auction house. They were made from 1920 through 1970 and were imported either by Abercrombie & Fitch or Von Lengerke & Detmold. It is chambered in either 12, 16, 20, 28, or. It would have some collector appeal, but it’s also a very practical hunting gun from a respected manufacturer (if you do shoot it, don’t use steel shot). The Francotte Knockabout side-by-side shotgun has a case colored frame and is a plain version of the Jubilee line of shotguns. FRANCOTTE SIDEPLATED BOXLOCK, 26 DAMASCUS BARRELS CHOKED SKT/IC,D.T., P.G., LOP 14 OVER SOLID. There are some nicks and dents on the stock, and some surface rust discoloration marks on the barrels, but your shotgun appears to be in overall good condition. 12 Gauge, 16 Gauge, 20 Gauge, 28 Gauge, 410 Gauge. I’m not sure which model yours is, but there isn’t a huge difference in values. in outstanding near new original condition Note the long LOP Category: Boxlocks Gauge: 16 gauge GunID: 4484 Serial: 24032 This gun is in outstanding condition featuring near 100 case color, barrel blue and wood finish. Sideplate on all except Knockabout Model. There were several grades of these boxlock doubles-the Knockabout, the Model 14 and the Model 18, each with progressively more engraving. Francotte shotguns for many years were distributed in the US by Abercrombie.
Finish, CASE + HARDENED.Barrel Length: 30.
#FRANCOTTE KNOCKABOUT 16 FULL#
Your shotgun was most likely made in the 1920s and imported by Von Lengerke & Detmold, then sold with its case and accessories. 1921 2.75 Chambers Full & Improve Modified choked w/ Case Pictured 7.5LBS 14.25-1.75-2.25. A&F continued to import Francotte shotguns until about 1962. Von Lengerke & Detmold, a New York sporting arms merchant, imported these shotguns from around 1900 to 1929, when it was bought out by Abercrombie & Fitch.
“Francotte Choke Bore” is the correct marking for a shotgun made by Belgium’s Auguste Francotte, a gunmaking firm that operated from 1805 to 2002.