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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;springfld.arsenal, post: 242344, member: 54&quot;]Tip:&nbsp; I was researching an 18th C. Cannon foundry that was in Rennes, having trouble because even the staff at the famous Army Museum in Paris knew nothing about it and even sent me a long list of cannon foundries in France at that time, telling me politely &quot;see, not on list, did not exist.&quot;&nbsp; But the marks on the cannon I had were very definitive and I kept on until I had lots of info on the Le Courant foundry of Rennes.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is easy to find websites and email addresses of French college students and professors at schools in Rennes, get hold of one after you get someone to write a brief request in French and most of them will help you. </p><p><br /></p><p>The wonderful person I got hold of went to the local library, town hall, etc, scanned info and sent it to me, for free.&nbsp; Another person I found a few years later went to the local archives and sent me copies of lengthy contracts between the town and that foundry for the production of bronze cannons.&nbsp; There were an awful lot of quality requirements spelled out, which would be tough to meet even today. </p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, I think someone in Rennes or at least in Brittany (the province) would give you the best info.&nbsp; I used Google Translate&nbsp; to go back and forth, but I wouldn&#039;t send until I&#039;d run my draft back and forth thru the translator a few times.&nbsp; If your French draft doesn&#039;t un-translate back to English in a form that sounds like what you want to say, it may not be readily comprehensible to the French recipient.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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