I've owned several Roy Vail guns over the years and have seen several others. They were all built on Belgium barreled actions that reminded me of the guns that Continental Arms of NY used to import. Roy seemed to be a talented all around gunsmith that could do it all. Metal, wood and engraving. My guns, a 20 and a 28 were not quite Francotte quality in my mind, but certainly adequate. A good value in the $2000-$3500 range for embellished small bore guns. I'd guess a 12 ga gun would bring a little less.
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