Actually, it would be something like Fran (like in france) - cott : the final -e is not pronounced, and the 'a'  is long (a bit with the brit accent, you know....   )  The 't' at the end is hard and pronounced.

JD,
Francotte was mostly a manufacturer for others, he basically produced whatever other arms manufacturers ordered - to sell under their own name...  He had very close connections with the British gun trade, more in particular Westley Richards (but other famous names too...) and actually made components and/or complete firearms for others - this was his main business.  He also made some stuff under his own name, but most of his production was commercialized under other's names - which is probably also the reason why the factory records were destroyed when the firm went bankrupt in the 70's.  Francotte in those days was one of the major european firearms manufacturers as to production capacity, and able to cope with large orders and short delays (especially for others...)  This is one of the reasons why Francotte-marked rifles are so rare  - even here, although I believe to have located a transitory model for the cadet action - a model with the standard cocking indicator, and a relief cut in the receiver to accomodate the single-pin takedown feature...