Originally Posted By: JohnfromUK
Originally Posted By: FlyChamps

The proof marks are on the barrel tubes. I see the gauge, provisional, view mark and definitive proof marks on each tube.

I would also expect service load and chamber length. Perhaps they were not always included, but I thought they were a requirement?


According to Dig's book "Vintage Guns for the Modern Shot" the chamber marking came in 1887 and the service load in 1896. This gun predates both. It has the same markings as the original for my 1866 gun which was reproofed in 1990 and and also carries the new marks. The marks on my gun are on the action flats.

Last edited by FlyChamps; 05/29/14 10:11 PM.