A Vickers, and a question of propriety

Pete Ebbink · 04-13-2003, 01:16 PM

Dwight,

More British proof info. I received last year from "The Shadow" and others when I was chasing down the British proofs on my '41 byf "Black Widow" :

I also read in my Gerhard Wirnsberger proof mark book (on page 111) that the proof is "encircled' when the gun is not made in England and does not have the circle around the proof when the gun is made/assembled in England. The crown/V proof is from a London proof house (named the Worshipful Company) and is a "view" mark made applied after final proof (per pages 102 and 108)

Regards,

Pete... <img border="0" alt="[typing]" title="" src="graemlins/yltype.gif" />

04-13-2003, 01:16 PM	#12
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts	Dwight, More British proof info. I received last year from "The Shadow" and others when I was chasing down the British proofs on my '41 byf "Black Widow" : I also read in my Gerhard Wirnsberger proof mark book (on page 111) that the proof is "encircled' when the gun is not made in England and does not have the circle around the proof when the gun is made/assembled in England. The crown/V proof is from a London proof house (named the Worshipful Company) and is a "view" mark made applied after final proof (per pages 102 and 108) Regards, Pete... <img border="0" alt="[typing]" title="" src="graemlins/yltype.gif" />