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Originally Posted by Vlim
Why would a company like 'Manufacture Francaise' or 'Manufrance' mark their cases with 'St Etienne' (the name of the town one of their outfits was located in)?
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I read the carbine barrel inscription as "
Manufacture Francaise d'Armes & Cuciss de Saint Etienne"...although the 'Cuciss' is a guess...(I don't know any French)...
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Originally Posted by alanint
It appears that the very end of the "Hook" mates with the stock lug on the gun. This allows you to fully grasp the pistol's grips while still having the benefit of the stock. This is a bit like modern "Thumbhole" stocks. I'm betting there is a small lock button on the opposite side of the hook's end.
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I would agree with that...There is a curve to the 'hook' that looks like it woould be the same as a stock lug...