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Unread 09-20-2018, 03:43 PM   #8
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here are the proof marks, which if my sparse reading is correct the gun was proofed in 1904 for Nitro powder 7/8 loads?


Woodcock Hill is also inscribed on the bottom of the rib.

actually looking again, I think the crossed swords over the O indicates 1930s proofing I think....
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