Proof Date Codes
- Liege Shotgun Serial Numbers
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- Liege Shotgun Serial Numbers Lookup
- Liege Shotgun Serial Numbers Chart
Amongst proof marks are codes enabling one to determine the date of manufacture of manyguns. Sample photos of their layouts are at the bottom of the page.
High Grade Shotgun Dates of Production: YEAR: GUN # AUGUSTE FRANCOTTE - Best Grade: 1887.Serial number range changes in 1922 & 1927: YEAR: GUN # STEPHEN GRANT.
Liege Shotgun Serial Numbers
- Nov 14, 2012 Date Historic Information Serial Number Info 1973-75 In 1969 Browningstarted using two digits for the date of manufacture: J=12 gauge K=20 gauge This was then followed by the serial number beginning with 1000. Example: 69J1000 = A 1969 Leige 12 ga. Shotgun with a serial number of 1000. J=12 gauge K=20 gauge.
- GUN # AUGUSTE FRANCOTTE - Bottom Grade. 1894: 303318: AUGUSTE FRANCOTTE - Bottom Grade. 1895: 304261: AUGUSTE FRANCOTTE - Bottom Grade. 1896: 305025: AUGUSTE FRANCOTTE - Bottom Grade. 1897: 305265: AUGUSTE FRANCOTTE - Bottom Grade. 1898: 305561: AUGUSTE FRANCOTTE - Bottom Grade. 1899: 305769: AUGUSTE FRANCOTTE - Bottom Grade. 1900: 305923: AUGUSTE FRANCOTTE - Bottom Grade. 1901: 306060.
- May 31, 2012 Hi, your shotgun was made after 1924 due to the Perron-Liege proof marks.(most sales were in the 1930s) This type of shotgun was sold by both sears and eatons and a host of other stores primarily in Canada. They are actually quite common and usually go for beteen $150 -$200 at auction.They were a good quality shotgun.
Liege Shotgun Serial Numbers List
Liege, Belgium: A single letter, either Roman or Greek, upper or lower case, underlined or not. For corroboration, cross-reference with theproof house controllers' mark.
Birmingham, England: date code letter placement:
1921 - 1941: Letter at top of intersection of crossed swords. Numberof dots beneath to indicate inspector.
1950 - 1974: Letter at left of intersection of crossed swords. B atright. Inspector's number underneath.
1975 - 1984: Letter inside upper left of circle. B at upper right.Inspector's number at bottom.
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1985 - 1997: Letter at left of intersection of crossed swords. C atright. Inspector's number at bottom.
1998 - Letter at left of intersection of crossed swords. D at right. Inspector's number at bottom. Chart: Syntax of Birmingham proof date codes
London, England: LP over 2-digit year; beginning in 1973.Chart: Syntax of British proofmarks over time.
Gardone, Italy: Month and Year in Roman numerals until 1945. Sans-serifRoman numerals from 1945 until 1975, then a two-letter code surrounded by a smallrectangle as per the chart below.
Eibar, Spain: Until 1994, a code amongst the proofmarks. After 1994, the last two digits of the 4-part serial number.
Liege Shotgun Serial Numbers Number
Suhl, Germany: Month and year, 3 or 4 numerals as required,with forward slash between month and year from 1921 until 1930s, as: 5/24 for May 1924. Afterwards without slash, as: 1163 for November 1963.
Liege Shotgun Serial Numbers Lookup
Ferlach, Austria: The proof house's number, followed by a dot, then by a 2-digit number for the year, as: 346.33 for the 346th gun proofed in 1933. Also, an individual gunmaker's code appears in the following format: a 2-digit number followed by a dot and then typically a 4-digit number where the two digit number is the code for the gunmaking firm and the four digit number is his serial number--seeChart. During the 1980s a three letter code was adopted, in Ariel typeface, where the first letter is the month code, the second and third letters are the year code. EDK, therefore, refers to the year 1992
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Other Date Codes:
PROOF | HOUSES | | | GUN | MAKERS | ||||||
Year | Liege Belgium | Birmingham, England | London England | Italy | Spain | Ulm, Germany | Ferlach, Austria (year code) | | | | Browning (in serial number) | Remington |
__________ | _________ | __________ | __________ | __________ | __________ | _________ | _________ | | | _______ | ________ |
1921 | A | | | M | |||||||
1922 | a | B | | | N | ||||||
1923 | b | C | | | P | ||||||
1924 | c | D | | | R | ||||||
1925 | d | E | | | S | ||||||
1926 | e | F | | | T | ||||||
1927 | f | G | A | | | U | |||||
1928 | g | H | B | | | V | |||||
1929 | h | J | C | | | X | |||||
1930 | i | K | CH | | | Y | |||||
1931 | j | L | D | | | Z | |||||
1932 | k | M | E | | | A | |||||
1933 | l | N | F | | | B | |||||
1934 | m | O | G | | | C | |||||
1935 | n | P | H | | | D | |||||
1936 | o | R | I | | | E | |||||
1937 | p | S | J | | | F | |||||
1938 | q | T | K | | | G | |||||
1939 | r | U | L | | | H | |||||
1940 | s | V | LL | | | J | |||||
1941 | t | M | | | K | ||||||
1942 | u | N | | | L | ||||||
1943 | v | Ñ | | | MM | ||||||
1944 | w | O | | | NN | ||||||
1945 | x | I | P | | | PP | |||||
1946 | y | II | Q | | | RR | |||||
1947 | ʓ | III | R | | | SS | |||||
1948 | α | IV | S | | | TT | |||||
1949 | β | V | T | | | UU | |||||
1950 | γ | A | VI | U | | | WW | ||||
1951 | δ | B | VII | V | | | XX | ||||
1952 | z | C | VIII | X | | | YY | ||||
1953 | ϑ | D | IX | Y | | | ZZ | ||||
1954 | λ | E | X | Z | | | A | ||||
1955 | μ | F | XI | A1 | | | B | ||||
1956 | ξ | G | XII | B1 | | | C | ||||
1957 | π | H | XIII | C1 | | | D | ||||
1958 | ρ | J | XIV | D1 | | | E | ||||
1959 | σ | K | XV | E1 | | | F | ||||
1960 | τ | L | XVI | F1 | | | G | ||||
1961 | φ | M | XVII | G1 | | | H | ||||
1962 | a | N | XVIII | H1 | | | J | ||||
1963 | b | O | XIX | I1 | GD | | | K | |||
1964 | c | P | XX | J1 | GE | | | L | |||
1965 | d | Q | XXI | K1 | GF | | | M | |||
1966 | e | R | XXII | L1 | GG | | | N | |||
1967 | f | S | XXIII | M1 | GH | | | P | |||
1968 | g | T | XXIV | N1 | GI | | | R | |||
1969 | h | U | XXV | Ñ1 | GK | | | S | |||
1970 | i | V | XXVI | O1 | HA | | | T | |||
1971 | j | W | XX7 | P1 | HB | | | U | |||
1972 | k | X | 72 | XX8 | Q1 | HC | | | W | ||
1973 | l | Y | 73 | XX9 | R1 | HD | | | X | ||
1974 | m | Z | 74 | XXX | S1 | HE | | | Y | ||
1975 | n | A | 75 | AA | T1 | HF | | | RV | Z | |
1976 | o | B | 76 | AB | U1 | HG | | | RT | I | |
1977 | p | C | 77 | AC | V1 | HH | YY | | | RR | O |
1978 | q | D | 78 | AD | X1 | HI | YT | | | RP | Q |
1979 | r | E | 79 | AE | Y1 | HK | YD | | | RN | V |
1980 | s | F | 80 | AF | Z1 | IA | TO | | | PM | A |
1981 | t | G | 81 | AH | A2 | IB | TW | | | PZ | B |
1982 | u | H | 82 | AI | B2 | IC | TK | | | PY | C |
1983 | v | J | 83 | AL | C2 | ID | TR | | | PX | D |
1984 | w | K | 84 | AM | D2 | IE | TF | | | PW | E |
1985 | x | L | 85 | AN | E2 | IF | TM | | | PV | F |
1986 | y | M | 86 | AP | F2 | IG | TH | | | PT | G |
1987 | z | N | 87 | AS | G2 | IH | TY | | | PR | H |
1988 | P | O | 88 | AT | H2 | II | TT | | | PP | I |
1989 | N | P | 89 | AW | I2 | IK | TD | | | PN | J |
1990 | L | R | 90 | AZ | J2 | KA | DO | | | NM | K |
1991 | I | S | 91 | BA | K2 | KB | DW | | | NZ | L |
1992 | H | T | 92 | BB | L2 | KC | DK | | | NY | M |
1993 | K | U | 93 | BC | M2 | KD | DR | | | NX | N |
1994 | L | V | 94 | BD | N2 | KE | DF | | | NW | O |
1995 | R | X | 95 | BF | Ñ2 | KF | DM | | | NV | P |
1996 | S | Y | 96 | BH | O2 | KG | DH | | | NT | Q |
1997 | A | Z | 97 | BI | P2 | KH | DY | | | NR | R |
1998 | V | A | 98 | BL | Q2 | KI | DT | | | NP | S |
1999 | W | B | 99 | BM | 99 | KK | DD | | | NN | T |
2000 | α | C | MM | BN | 00 | AA | OO | | | MM | U |
2001 | β | D | 01 | BP | 01 | AB | OW | | | MZ | W |
2002 | γ | E | 02 | BS | 02 | AC | OK | | | MY | X |
2003 | F | 03 | BT | 03 | AD | OR | | | MX | Y | |
2004 | G | 04 | BU | 04 | AE | OF | | | MW | Z | |
2005 | 05 | BZ | 05 | AF | OM | | | MV | A | ||
2006 | 06 | CA | 06 | AG | OH | | | MT | B | ||
2007 | 07 | CB | 07 | AH | OY | | | MR | C | ||
2008 | 08 | CC | 08 | AI | OT | | | MP | D | ||
2009 | 09 | CD | 09 | AK | OD | | | MN | E | ||
2010 | 10 | CF | 10 | BA | WO | | | ZM | F | ||
2011 | 11 | CH | 11 | BB | WW | | | ZZ | G | ||
2012 | 12 | CI | BC | |||||||
2013 | 13 | CL | BD |
Typical Italian proof date code: BA, for 1991. Typical London proof date code: LP/87, for 1987. Typical German proof date code: 6/38, for June 1938.
Liege Shotgun Serial Numbers Chart
Beretta dates of manufacture are available here: http://www.berettasupport.com/applications/tech_data/schematics_search_2.htm Fugard the island full text.
The best single reference for deciphering proomarks is Wirnsberger, Gerhard,The Standard Directory of Proofmarks, Jolex, 1975 Translated by R. A. Steindler
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