Manufrance was a French company - Manufacture Francaise d'Armes et Cycles de St.Etienne (shotguns and bicycles - a combination found in early US firms as well)
original models were Robust, Falcor, Ideal, Simplex and according to my search the "Robust Ideal" was a model that combined features prior to WWII to meet a price point.
nice looking gun - I like the case set up. the only thing you need to change is the label.
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