Chamber proofs on a 1916 navy

Vlim · 03-17-2004, 07:03 AM

Excellent work Pete!

I had a look at the Belgian proof marks I knew of and they did not fit the standard ELG Belgian proofs I had seen before (which now is logical, since they appearantly used a different proof for non-belgian weapons). And since Belgium has a healthy fire-arms industry, not a lot of imports into Belgium are seen.

This means that Mike's Navy indeed spent some time in Belgium, again not illogical since half of Germany camped in their backyards during WW1 and they were forced to leave tons of material behind. These ex-WW1 guns ended up on local European markets, and a number of them were even offered for sale to the Dutch goverment. The Dutch homeguard and some police forces used some of these WW1 capture pieces.

Pete: Got an ISBN of that book?

03-17-2004, 07:03 AM	#12
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,990 Times in 1,205 Posts	Excellent work Pete! I had a look at the Belgian proof marks I knew of and they did not fit the standard ELG Belgian proofs I had seen before (which now is logical, since they appearantly used a different proof for non-belgian weapons). And since Belgium has a healthy fire-arms industry, not a lot of imports into Belgium are seen. This means that Mike's Navy indeed spent some time in Belgium, again not illogical since half of Germany camped in their backyards during WW1 and they were forced to leave tons of material behind. These ex-WW1 guns ended up on local European markets, and a number of them were even offered for sale to the Dutch goverment. The Dutch homeguard and some police forces used some of these WW1 capture pieces. Pete: Got an ISBN of that book?