Can you ID these proof marks?

Olle · 07-20-2011, 08:43 PM

That CFG stamp does look different, but I'm sure that this is due to the manufacturer changing it. I'm thinking about it this way: Replica or not, this is obviously a very nicely made gun. If somebody really made such an effort building a perfect replica, why top it off with a half-ass stamp? I could understand it happening on a crude, Chinese made copy (like those Mauser stamped Browning 1900s you see on Gunbroker now and then), but in this case it just doesn't make any sense at all. I'm not trying to brag it up, but if you had seen this gun in person you would probably agree.

Anyway: I found an e-mail address on one of the sites postino linked to, so I sent some pictures to them for review... Will be interesting to see what they say!

07-20-2011, 08:43 PM	#12
Olle User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,149 Thanks: 159 Thanked 664 Times in 318 Posts	That CFG stamp does look different, but I'm sure that this is due to the manufacturer changing it. I'm thinking about it this way: Replica or not, this is obviously a very nicely made gun. If somebody really made such an effort building a perfect replica, why top it off with a half-ass stamp? I could understand it happening on a crude, Chinese made copy (like those Mauser stamped Browning 1900s you see on Gunbroker now and then), but in this case it just doesn't make any sense at all. I'm not trying to brag it up, but if you had seen this gun in person you would probably agree. Anyway: I found an e-mail address on one of the sites postino linked to, so I sent some pictures to them for review... Will be interesting to see what they say!