oberndorf,

Just so you will understand how to date Italian doubles, there is a roman numeral on the water table, XIV (14). You add that number to the year 1944, which was the year that Italy was liberated, and you get 1958, the year of manufacture.

I just learned this myself when I bought a very similar hammer gun from a fellow board member here. Mine is a San Georgio, made in 1971.

All my best, Stan

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