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Originally Posted by 09cs
I found this, "The crown "N" proof was introduced in 1906 as a derivative of the 1893 Proof Law. For commercial gun intended for public sale it was upright and replaced a plethora of various proof house individual proofs."
http://www.phoenixinvestmentarms.com/1320DWM23.html
Looks similar to the N crown on this one |
It is not the crown/n that is the puzzle, they are quite correct and common.
It is the larger crown, alone- stamped on the frame and the lower curve of the barrel. These two crowns appear to have been stamped after finish as they show bare metal in the stamping- at least they do in these pictures. These are the Puzzle.
Better close ups of those crowns, posted on the server here, would be a help to see them more clearly.