Quote Originally Posted by Craig L Barry
Exactly how unapologetic the Frenchman in question was/is will be evident in the April Camp Chase Gazette when some recent correspondence from this individual is printed in response to the "Eric from France" letter to the editor that appeared in the last issue. Essentially, he is now denying responsibility for the whole matter, despite having a loaded gun, pleading guilty on the criminal charges and accepting a huge fine, a two day jail sentence plus the additional obligation for the victim's medical expenses which totaled $28,500. An amazing turn of events...He is pretty bold and arrogant from the safe distance of cyberspace.

I was doing research on Enfields not made in Britain (the P-53 was widely produced elsewhere), and found it interesting that the St Etienne produced P-53s were priced higher than those made elsewhere when going back into the gun trade. I assumed it was because they were fired once and dropped.
Actually Craig, if those P53's were like any other French martial arms of the 20th century, it was the other way around - they were never fired and only dropped once