on most European guns- the country of origin proof marks are pretty easy to recognize-
max loads and date id's take some study- but, it would seem that having the basics would be a good idea for folks who like these old guns
some starting points
http://www.nramuseum.org/media/940944/proofmarks.pdf
http://damascus-barrels.com/Belgian_All_Proofmarks.html
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