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Offline Feltwad

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Bordoni SxS Percussion
« on: January 14, 2018, 10:17:26 PM »
 Bought a fortnight ago a sxs percussion in 18 bore The makers name I am not familiar  with maybe some member will have heard the name . The makers name on the locks is L Bordoni on the left lock and Brescia on the right lock with 33inch Damascus barrels The gun is in good condition but does not look to have a great age, proof marks are none just the letter V2  and 77 stamped on the barrels underside near the hooked breech.[ gun images enclosed]
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Offline smylee grouch

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Re: Bordoni SxS Percussion
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2018, 12:54:11 AM »
I'm probably wrong but I thought Brescia was the name of a town or region. If so Bordoni might have been makers name from Brescia.
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Offline T*O*F

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Re: Bordoni SxS Percussion
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2018, 02:08:52 AM »
Brescia is both a city and a province in northern Italy.  It has been a gunmaking center for several hundred years and many of today's well known makers are still located there.

http://acrossandabroad.com/2010/03/31/italys-gun-slinging-history-of-weapons/
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