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Originally Posted by Drew Hause View Post

Inspector's marks can not be used to date a Belgian gun; they were re-used and the significance of many has been lost. T
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the letters were reused - but it was my impression (which could be wrong) from many proof mark listings, that the star replaced a crown as a top mark for the letter in 1877
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