St. Etienne 11mm
 

I did great at the Ogden gun show today:

1. Got rid of piece of c**p Beretta (bad example of a good gun)
2. Bought a Dreyse, a Mauser (both .32 ACPs) and,
3. An 11mm St Etienne (model 1873, made in 1877) in near perfect condition

I've searched and can find little by way of information on the St. Etienne. Found only one for sale on the internet, $900, mine is in much better condition and I paid $500.

Anyone know of a source/knowledge base on these guns? They are incredibly well built and solid.

David,

THis book might come in handy :

http://www.rayrilingarmsbooks.com/cg...cgi/12491.html

You may want to contact Tom Knox, Sr. over at the NAPCA. His web site is at the far bottom of the page. He is quite the French collector :

http://www.napca.net/index.aspx

You might also contact this fellow...he seems to carry French arms...

http://www.antiquefirearms.com/

Pete, I don't seen anything at the bottom of that page? Could they have changed it?

Never mind. I found it. It was a bit hidden.

1873 French Ordnance revolver
 

Greetings, davidkachel,

Here is a link to some information on the French revolver you may find interesting. Have fun and be safe.

http://www.gunboards.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2334

Re: 1873 French Ordnance revolver
 

Thanks Ralph. That was very interesting.