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MFC · 11-02-2010, 11:33 PM

Patrick,
If a stamp shows halos, it was applied after being blued. If it doesn't show halos it was appied before it was blued. One way of determining if a gun has been reblued is looking for halos of known locations like the S#'s on the barrel, which should show halos. Keep in mind, some halos are very hard to detect.
Rich,
An import stamp has the name, logo, or the initials, and often the location/city and state of the importer. The GERMANY stamps are always export stamps, which shows the country of origin.

11-02-2010, 11:33 PM	#7
MFC User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,237 Thanks: 183 Thanked 281 Times in 162 Posts	Patrick, If a stamp shows halos, it was applied after being blued. If it doesn't show halos it was appied before it was blued. One way of determining if a gun has been reblued is looking for halos of known locations like the S#'s on the barrel, which should show halos. Keep in mind, some halos are very hard to detect. Rich, An import stamp has the name, logo, or the initials, and often the location/city and state of the importer. The GERMANY stamps are always export stamps, which shows the country of origin. __________________ Mike C.