French - likely pre war - modest quality from what I can find
St. Etienne proofs????
one is discussed here
[url]http://doublegunshop.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=276179&page=all[/url
the more I look, the more it seems to relate to a locking mechanism
http://www.gournetusa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=137&SearchTerms=HELICE,
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