Please bookmark this site and return 1946 = 2. Ferlach, Austria:   The proof house's number, followed by a      1960 = XVI1961 = New Arrivals             Custom Knives          European Shotguns      Gardone, Italy:  Month and Year in Roman numerals until 1945. the various collector communities have seen to it that there In the case of Mikael's need, picking English (United States) is a good choice. English Shotguns       Inspector's number at bottom. Proof marks on Italian guns. (Mountain Proof And Armorers Marks The Book Of The Pistol. 1950 = 6. 1955 = xi. obvious as it is with things made in USA and collected in USA, German firearms are loaded with a variety of markings and stamps. The Hallowell & Co. 1991 = ba. American Shotguns      1952 = 8. say Colt, SW, Ruger, Winchester, Remington. 1998 = bl. London, England:  LP over 2-digit year; beginning in 1973. Inspector's number MCA Tradename used by Steyr Daimler Puch on rifles made in Steyr, Austria. 1945 = 1. Then what appears to be a crest of arms but I cannot clearly identify the marking. 1973 = xx9. Rifles        Italy and Spain both build date codes in the proof information stamped on their guns. Sample photos of their layouts are at the bottom of the page. 1994 = bd. According to a July 1861 letter from Major Hagner to the Chief of Ordnance, the proof charge for the Colt Model 1860 revolver was approximately double the service charge. Eibar, Spain:  Until 1994, a code amongst the proofmarks. controllers' mark. For corroboration, cross-reference with the Mark of admission to proof. 1992 = bb. ... My beretta has matching serial numbers on the barrels and the action,with date letters BU which makes it 2004 year of manufacture. Livingston, Montana  59047   1969 = xxv. Birmingham, England: date code letter placement: 1921 - 1941: Letter at top of intersection of crossed swords. Magazine = CD2010 = CF, This Web Page Created with PageBreeze Free for the gunmaking firm and the four digit number is his serial number--see B at upper right. Decoding these proof marks is very useful in determining the age and history of the gun. Inspector's number underneath. are widely published date to serial lists. 1956 = xii. Among the best things you can use when working with stamps and proofmarks is Wirnsberger: The Standard Directory of Proof Marks. Illustrated Firearms Dictionary is for informational the import of Italian replica cartridge sixguns started in Miroku of Japan, who make the traditionally-styled break-action Brownings, have adopted Browning’s date coding system in their serial numbers. Liege, Belgium: A single letter, either Roman or Greek, upper or lower right.     Store Photos     Time)   Our inventory is constantly changing. purposes only. The table below can be used to see if your gun was proofed in London or Birmingham. guns. The first set is the manufacturers code, the second designates the type of firearm, the third set is the firearms chronological number, the fourth set shows the year of mfg. References for the Esoterically Minded Single Action Afficionado, Proof codes for date of manufacture for 1953 = 9. case, underlined or not. With those, MB Date code on German M98 rifles with swv marks signifying that it was made in late 1944 early 1945. C at Select the desired date … 1995 = bf. Chart. Take that, and cross reference it the list EDK, therefore, refers to the year During the 1980s a three letter http://www.berettasupport.com/applications/tech_data/schematics_search_2.htm, The best single reference for deciphering proomarks is Wirnsberger, Gerhard, AC1978 = AD1979 = AE1980 = AF1981 = AH1982 in 1933. *All dates prior to 1943 have month and year . Single Shot Rifles      1951 = 7. We want to buy your Gun(s)       In the Forum's useful Member Resources section there is a thread on dating one's Italian gun by proof marks. BF1996 = BH1997 = BI1998 = BL1999 = BM2000 BU2005 = BZ2006 = CA2007 = CB2008 = CC2009 1962. Steindler. Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 10 - 6. After 1994, the last two digits of the 1985 - 1997: Letter at left of intersection of crossed swords. Home, Hallowell & Co., Inc. PO Box 1445. Using the Locale drop-down list, choose a country or region that uses the date format you want to use. LP/87, for 1987. Italian replica six-shooters. The answer is not perhaps as obvious as it is with things made in USA and collected in USA, say Colt, SW, Ruger, Winchester, Remington. If you are trying to work out how old the rifle is, look at the proof marks and do a web search for Italian Proof Mark Date Codes - you should be able to ascertain when the barrel was proofed. 1947 = 3. Beretta date codes Italian guns are easily dated by a code - not in the serial numbers but next to the proof mark. for purchase. 1997 = bi. The latest Rules of Proof, those of 2006, were approved by the Secretary of State to come into force on the 1st August, 2006, but proof under earlier Rules of 1875, 1887, 1896, 1904, 1916, 1925, 1954, 1986 and 1989 remains valid provided that the barrel or action has not been materially weakened or altered so that it no longer conforms with the proof marks. 1967 = xxiii. 4-part serial The answer is not perhaps as Grand Prix Gun Co Martini 12 Ga Riot Gun. Proof Marks Ballistics Bev Fitchett S Guns Magazine. Four of Italy’s most highly respected gunmakers: F.A.I.R., Sabatti, Pedersoli, and FT Italia bring the latest in firearm design, technology and materials to the United States while continuing to follow the centuries-old gun manufacturing traditions of Italy. The Italian alphabet contains only 21 letters, there being no k, j, w, x, or y. XXV1970 = XXVI1971 = XX71972 = XX81973 = often. ; black powder only; and made in Italy. 1946 = 2. Birmingham Proof House Date Codes . Italian Gun Manufactures Proof Marks Dates Blackpowder. Please click on any of the links below to see what we actually do have available AP1987 = AS1988 = AT1989 = AU1990 = AZ1991 SLast update: 2013-09-12 Beretta dates of manufacture are available here: http://www.berettasupport.com/applications/tech_data/schematics_search_2.htm What are you expecting to find out about the rifle from the serial number? A key to the code is shown below. American jewelry is often marked by karat, stamped into the inside of a ring or bracelet, on the edge of earrings or the back of a charm. Email: 1872 ~ 1933 • Optional National Marks.950 silver.900 silver.800 silver; The crowned heads were optional marks and silvermiths were not required to have their work assayed and stamped, consequently these marks are not often found on Italian silver of the period. Inspector's number at bottom. 1992. Date codes are two-letter indicators of the year that a firearm was proofed. morris@hallowellco.com. Antaris describes it as so - "Early Eibar House Proof. These marks tell the country of origin of the weapon. 1975 - 1984: Letter inside upper left of circle. Chart: Syntax of British proofmarks over time. Recommended Links     Historical Example -- IXX11 = January 1922 from 1944 --1953 = I - IX ** 1990 = az. That isn't going to be the For more than you ever wanted to know about firearms proof, with an emphasis on Britain, download pdf file The Hallowell & Co. From Nigel Brown, British Gunmakers, Vol 2, Quiller Press, 2005. MCK Tradename and abbreviation tor McKeown's Guns on Italian shotguns. Loupe or magnifier; Look for a number followed by "k," for example "12k," using a loupe or magnifying glass. code was adopted, in Ariel typeface, (20) Proof Load means the load required to develop proof pressure on = BA1992 = BB1993 = BC1994 = BD1995 = Click Date at the left side of the dialog box. Typical London proof date code: Country Pages —start here if you think you know the country of origin. Website Builder. XX91974 = XXX1975 = AA1976 = AB1977 = Other Handguns          Antique Proof Marks or "Proofs" as they are sometimes referred to have changed over time, therefore assisting in dating the arm. (19) Out of Proof means any arm bearing invalid proof marks and therefore deemed to be unproved. 1975 = aa. stamp. Table of Contents. It has the proof marking date BA with the other two proof marks. Following is a chart displaying the year of proof symbols used from 1954 to 2003. or bottom or side of cylinder frame. Colt      1949 = 5. dot and then typically a 4-digit number where the two digit number is the code 1970 = xxvi. number. with forward slash between month and year from 1921 until 1930s, as: 5/24 for May 1924. = BN2001 = BP2002 = BS2003 = BT2004 = = AI1983 = AL1984 = AM1985 = AN1986 = answer is easily found stamped on the revolver. D at right. = Erzeugungs Abteilung 9 (Production Department 9) on captured and Ersatz bayonets Italian proof date code:  BA, for 1991. There, you should 1950 - 1974: Letter at left of intersection of crossed swords. Combination Guns, Winchester      Typical German proof date code: 6/38, for June 1938. 1993 = bc. Amongst proof marks are codes enabling one to determine the date of manufacture of many Proof codes for date of manufacture for Italian replica six-shooters People ask, how old is my (insert make here:, Uberti, Jager, ASM, Pietta) sixgun? italian date codes. Title: https://www.bluebookinc.com/Inf.PDF Author: Tom Created Date: 4/20/2006 1:30:04 PM case with the Italian replicas, but more often than not the Roman numerals from 1945 until 1975, then a two-letter code surrounded by a small 1996 = bh. Many old guns may have been re-proved once or more, often in a different proof … Sans-serif We do not necessarily offer the items described above for sale. XVII1962 = XVIII1963 = XIX1964 = XX1965 = 'E' Lion date = Czech acceptance mark 1923-38 (replaced the earlier 'S' Lion District markings 'E1' Lion date = Code # added before or after the 'E', 1937-38 (1 Plzen, 2 Adamov, 3 Brno, 4 Povazska Bystrica, 5 Vlasim, 6 Semtin, 7 Strakonice, 8 Praha) 'E.A.IX.' Pedersoli web site gives detail of the Hawken and an exploded view parts diagram. The new system consists of four sets of digits separated by a hyphen. XXI1966 = XXII1967 = XXIII1968 = XXIV1969 = Use the number marks on gold jewelry to learn more about it. 1948 = 4. 1976 = ab. For all practical purposes, 1990 = AZ. ASM, Pietta) sixgun? of dots beneath to indicate inspector. We do not necessarily offer the items described above for sale. 1968 = XXIV. Gallery, Firearms Definitions, Abbreviations & Opinions ask, how old is my (insert make here:, Uberti, Jager, Wirnsberger describes it as a mark used before 1923 on breechloading under-lever shotguns, and describes a nearly identical mark only as a "Mark used by Eibar proof house" between December 14, 1929 and July 9, 1931. Next to it is the cal. 1954 = x. The Standard Directory of Proofmarks, Jolex, 1975 Translated by R. A. Typical German proof date code: 6/38, for June 1938. If you don’t have this book - buy it now! Italian firearms date year of proof codes. Ive done the usual matching the letter code on the barrels to year of proof which was AZ = 1990. Also, an individual gunmaker's code appears in the following format: a 2-digit number followed by a Proof marks on guns. B at year code. How to Order Other Note: The date code … 1967 = XXIII. Number Some older foreign manufactured firearms, such as pistols from Spain and Italy, … 2000 = bn Gun Indentification German Hunting Guns. Also in that thread is a link to an article which describes manufacturer's marks. Smith & Wesson        below. 1971 = xx7. Looking back at our photo, the “JK” under the definitive proof mark is the date code. Neat Stuff, Who We Are       1974= xxx. 1999 = bm. Proof Marks Date Codes And German Firearms International Sportsman. Thanks for the info on marking, however I have .50 cal Italian made muzzleloader with out any manufaturer name. 1989 = au. The Italian proof houses in Gardone and Valtrompia have been around for a very long time but as far as repro-duction black powder arms are concerned, the dating begins in 1954. The Ordnance Manual procedures called for proof fir-ing of barrels, and marking them to show passage of the test, prior to submitting them to component inspection. at bottom.        Typical London proof date code: LP/87, for 1987. Used from December 14, 1929 - July 9, 1931". Suhl, Germany:    Month and year, 3 or 4 numerals as required, right. It is an in-line style. 1989 = AU. The majority of marks will be found on the barrel flats, though early guns may have stamps on the tubes, under the forend. These are the marks found on the Italian proof marks on all Beretta's. rectangle as per the chart below. Guns       USA   Tel: 406 222-4770    Fax: 406 222-4792     Prior to 1954, the year of proof was indi-cated in full Arabic numerals. Chart: Syntax of Birmingham proof date codes. That's your build date. Letter at left of intersection of crossed swords.