C96 broomhandle question markings newbie

alvin · 06-13-2010, 06:19 PM

vL&D stamp itself was applied after the gun had been finished. Halo and discoloration around the stamp is not optional. The way NYC spelled was weird "NEW-YORK"... there was a dash between NEW and YORK. Is that a German way to spell this city, or an American way of that era?

Norme · 06-13-2010, 06:58 PM

Hi Alvin, It was an American way. I'm enclosing a rather poor photo of the address on a Colt 1860 Army. Sorry about the picture, I no longer own the gun and this is the only view I have on file. Regards, Norm

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06-13-2010, 06:19 PM	#1
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	vL&D stamp itself was applied after the gun had been finished. Halo and discoloration around the stamp is not optional. The way NYC spelled was weird "NEW-YORK"... there was a dash between NEW and YORK. Is that a German way to spell this city, or an American way of that era?