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I recall seeing a scorpion 7 day set once that was a bit similar, but not quite. I can only venture a guess that this motif and similar ones were the trend for the ultra premium model any company was...

Actually, someone solved that mystery for me.
"The "Perle de France" is the high-end Fontenille. Their answer to LeGrelot 'Masque de fer'." It is a rebranded Fontenille.

Scales are celluloid.

Yeah, to really get this right it would have to go and be reinstated. This was the result of some soapy water followed by a rub down with some soft cloths. It actually removed a lot of the stuff on...

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Anyone own one of these? I picked it up today for what I'd call a fair price that gives me some room to bring the blade back up to speed. 6/8. Scales are perfect, amazingly. This style of celluloid...