1989-> Reproof of a barrel with have had removable chokes added. See more ideas about Makers mark, Spur, Handmade. From around 1980, the Ferlach proofhouse adopted a three-letter date code system where the first letter signifies the month and the second and third letter signify the year, as follows: Most double shotguns represented here. The buttplate or buttstock is the section often stamped with a maker's mark or name. Air guns Kel-Tec Kel-Tec CNC Industries Inc. United States Kimber Kimber Manufacturing United States Civilian, military & law enforcement McWhorter Rifles McWhorter Custom Rifles, Inc United States Civilian Mossberg O.F.
Austrian. [13] One of the most famous of all manufacturers of sporting guns, Holland and Holland, is represented by a single specimen, a .275 Magnum sporting rifle (1985.45.6). Double gun shotguns - Side by Side shotguns, and over under shotguns - Including drillings, double barreled rifles, SxS double rifles, combination guns. The circle means “not English made”. French. NOT NITRO . German. London. .
The [upside down] number 3361.74 refers to the 3361st gun proofed in Ferlach during 1974. Under Authority of the Gun Barrel Proof Acts, 1868, 1950(a) and 1978 (a) S.I.1996/1576: The Deregulation (Gun Barrel Proving) Order 1996 Effective from the1 st August 2006 Jan 19, 2019 - Will add bit and spur maker marks and leather makers marks to this folder along with a brief description. The National Firearms Museum, at the NRA Headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia, details and examines the nearly 700-year history of firearms with a special emphasis on firearms, freedom, and the American experience. 1925-1954. Proof - The test-firing of a gun with an extra-heavy load, at an official establishment, to verify the safety of a gun, which is then marked with formal stamps showing, among other things, the loads for which it is intended. The following list of modern armament manufacturers presents major companies producing modern weapons and munitions for military, paramilitary, government agency and civilian.The companies are listed by their full name followed by the short form, or common acronym, if any, in parentheses.The country the company is based in, if the information is available, follows that. The auction houses are beginning to work back towards something close to normal. Italian. Typical Proof Marks of Various Countries.
Our mission is to develop knowledge of British sporting guns and promote their continued use in the field. Before 1954 this mark was used together with normal definitive mark, but after 1954 it is used as definitive mark as well. The letters means the same thing as for the marks above. The inclusion of initial stamps alongside the hallmarks means that most makers can also be identified. In the photo below, 40.3778 refers to Ludwig Borovnik's gun number 3778. The history of this gun is well documented. L9 . Specialist publications help explain different makers’ or sponsors’ marks, with Sir Charles Jackson’s English Goldsmiths and their Marks, first published in 1905 and revised in 1989, still the most authoritative work on the subject.