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<blockquote data-quote="Rum River" data-source="post: 3014356" data-attributes="member: 16869"><p>Wow, those specimens are fantastic.</p><p></p><p>Deciphering those proof marks could take a few hours, as their meaning can vary greatly from the 1890's through WWI and even up to WWII.</p><p></p><p>On the only drilling I own, the rifle caliber proof mark doesn't have a cartridge designation - just the bore diameter. Even then, it was expressed in gauge rather than metric. Instead of '11.1mm' or .43" it has '58.50' which is that diameter in the German gauge. The closest I could pin down it's manufacturing date is between 1891-1912.</p><p></p><p>I've got an original 1888 Mauser sporter made between 1901-1910 in 8x57 Mauser with the earlier .318" bore. It's barrel is marked in the German gauge as well - which in that case is '172/28' with the slash instead of a decimal.</p><p></p><p>Here's a link to identifying some of these fine firearms:</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.germanhuntingguns.com/about-the-guns/gun-indentification/[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rum River, post: 3014356, member: 16869"] Wow, those specimens are fantastic. Deciphering those proof marks could take a few hours, as their meaning can vary greatly from the 1890's through WWI and even up to WWII. On the only drilling I own, the rifle caliber proof mark doesn't have a cartridge designation - just the bore diameter. Even then, it was expressed in gauge rather than metric. Instead of '11.1mm' or .43" it has '58.50' which is that diameter in the German gauge. The closest I could pin down it's manufacturing date is between 1891-1912. I've got an original 1888 Mauser sporter made between 1901-1910 in 8x57 Mauser with the earlier .318" bore. It's barrel is marked in the German gauge as well - which in that case is '172/28' with the slash instead of a decimal. Here's a link to identifying some of these fine firearms: [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.germanhuntingguns.com/about-the-guns/gun-indentification/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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