This is a phenomenal antique print that is about 100 years old. It depicts the FUSIL IDEAL PERFECTION Rifle or Shotgun made by the Manufacture Française d'Armes et Cycles in Loire. It is described as the French Model (Type francais) as opposed to the English version.This was a famous firearms and bicycle manufacturer at the turn of the century. In 1911 the company was renamed Manufrance.

It is from an extremely RARE and very expensive portfolio of prints produced by a French bicycle and firearms company for their clients in 1909.

The print is high quality and single-sided (blank back). It has lovely curved corners and a gray edging around the picture. It has a tissue overlay on which a lengthy text  (in French) describes letters of recommendations.

About the Manufacture Française d'Armes et CyclesCompany: In 1885, Pierre-Etienne Mimard and Pierre Blachon create Manufacture and invent the “trade catalogue” which consists in presenting the weapons marketed by the company and of the articles for hunter, in order to sell them by correspondence. They make transfer French Manufacture from weapons and cycles to the Fauriel course in 1894 in order to join together workshops and offices.

Here's some info I found on a similar gun in a firearms auction: A RARE MANUFRANCE 12-BORE 'FUSIL "IDEAL PERFECTION"' TRIGGERPLATE-ACTION NON-EJECTOR, with two sets of barrels, 27in. nitro chopperlump barrels with sunken matt rib with engraved elevated sections at breech and muzzle, tubes engraved 'MANUFACTURE FRANCAIS D'ARMES ET CYCLES.  2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. imp cyl and 1/2 choke; round-bodied quadruple-grip action with side-clips and side bolsters, triggerguard-mounted pull-back lever operating a Purdey double bite and rising third bite, the triggerplate with manual sliding safety bar, the hand inset with decorated Selous-type strengthening straps, fences deeply relief engraved with acanthus scrolls on a matt background, with fine floral and foliate engraving, the underside with an urn, brushed bright finish overall, 14in. highly-figured stock including horn buttplate, weight 6lb. 8oz., in its lightweight leather case with provision for both sets of barrels

The page is approx. 7.25x11.25 inches and the actual image size (without margins) is approx. 4.5x7.5 inches, plus an inch of the gray edging..

This is NOT a recent copy or modern reproduction, but a GENUINE item from that era.  It would look wonderful framed in a home, office or child's room.

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