"Imperial De Luxe - Made in France" - what is it?

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"Imperial De Luxe - Made in France" - what is it?

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Seller said she knows nothing about it but the bells reads "Imperial De Luxe - Made in France" -- any idea what it is? I'm guessing BBb, but maybe not?

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Interesting coincidence - Denver, right? On Denver craigslist you may also find this one, where the seller is pretty clear that it's BBb.
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School district recently unloaded a batch of them?
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Interesting -- that's not the one I'm looking at, but yes, pretty similar. Haha.
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Cheap student BBb.

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Looks like a Couesnon, to me.

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They were imported from France back in the '60s and '70s by Gretsch.
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