1918 Dwm

Vlim · 04-05-2004, 11:42 AM

Found a nice website addressing postwar German proofing. You will see that the later postwar proofs match the earlier prewar one which may indeed create confusion.

http://www.waffeninfo.net/beschuss.php

Also follow the link to the german proof house identifiers. The staghorn is found on postwar Mauser Parabellums and I have a 1989-proofed VoPo which has the Koln proof mark.

http://www.waffeninfo.net/waffen/bes...schuss_brd.jpg

Proof mark years are either 2 letter year codes or 2 digit year codes (i.e. 1972 is proofed as 72).

The year letters follow the following scheme:
A = 0
B = 1
C = 2
D = 3
E = 4
F = 5
G = 6
H = 7
I = 8
J = 9

So 1989 would be represented by IJ.

Hope this may clarify some proofmark issues.

04-05-2004, 11:42 AM	#9
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	Found a nice website addressing postwar German proofing. You will see that the later postwar proofs match the earlier prewar one which may indeed create confusion. http://www.waffeninfo.net/beschuss.php Also follow the link to the german proof house identifiers. The staghorn is found on postwar Mauser Parabellums and I have a 1989-proofed VoPo which has the Koln proof mark. http://www.waffeninfo.net/waffen/bes...schuss_brd.jpg Proof mark years are either 2 letter year codes or 2 digit year codes (i.e. 1972 is proofed as 72). The year letters follow the following scheme: A = 0 B = 1 C = 2 D = 3 E = 4 F = 5 G = 6 H = 7 I = 8 J = 9 So 1989 would be represented by IJ. Hope this may clarify some proofmark issues.