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Originally Posted by Patronen
I am not an expert on Galands, but looking closer at the crown CFG marking and the way the ELG with star in the oval is stamped compared to the illustrations I have in my reference books there are slight differences. The crown on your gun is not as full and there is not a third period after the G on the CFG marking on your gun and theres the unknown cyl. mark . The Revolver seems to be of quality built but I wonder if it may be a good copy.
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I haven't found any good pictures of other CFG-stamps, so I can't say much about the missing period. The ELG stamp looks perfectly legit though, it came in a few varieties and this one should be correct for the era. The crowns on the CFG and the inspector's stamp are faint, but they appear to just be struck a bit uneven.
It could still be a copy, but who would make a copy of a revolver like this? There were revolvers that were easier to copy for those who produced know-offs at the time, and I don't think it would be worth the effort to produce a copy to pass off as an antique either.