I'm learning that I'm not very good with British Proof Marks. It seems that all of the charts I can find on the internet don't necessarily agree with each other. I'm trying to determine if the proof marks on my Queen Anne pistol are Birmingham or London. There are two marks and best I can tell they are both the Crown over CP. Both are very worn and I can't say for sure. Here are three pictures. The first shows the two together on the bottom of the 'barrel extension' on the Queen Anne. Then the Top mark, then the bottom mark.
Top Proof
Bottom Proof
Trying not to infringe on copywrites, here are the sources I've been looking at. Yea, the right answer is to buy the right book to answer my questions.
Firearm Proof Marks | PDF | Gun Barrel | Gun (scribd.com)
British Proofs (hallowellco.com)
Proof mark dates for British Guns (vintageguns.co.uk)
33rdGun.indb (nramuseum.org)
What do you think? London?
Top Proof
Bottom Proof
Trying not to infringe on copywrites, here are the sources I've been looking at. Yea, the right answer is to buy the right book to answer my questions.
Firearm Proof Marks | PDF | Gun Barrel | Gun (scribd.com)
British Proofs (hallowellco.com)
Proof mark dates for British Guns (vintageguns.co.uk)
33rdGun.indb (nramuseum.org)
What do you think? London?
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