BobbyAZ:
The pic of the proofmarks is for the barrel with the rifling which is noted by the "crown over G". The lone stylized Eagle is the note of the tube passing the 1st proof of a powder charge threefold the normal. The stylized Eagle in combination with the "crown of U" notes the passing of the 2nd proof of a double powder charge. I don't see a "crown over N" for the rifle or the Nitro mark for the shotgun, but the two shotgun tubes should also have proofmarks on the flats as there is what looks to be a BP preliminary stamp on the right tube in the pic. Steve Meyer, member of the GGCA, to whom the email will probably be forwarded, usually makes a post on German proofmark questions here. Chamber cast and slugging the bore is the only method to determine the calibre for the 67/49 pre-rifling tube/bore plug stamp.
Kind Regards,
Raimey
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Last edited by ellenbr; 01/17/08 01:42 PM.
