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Italian Gun Proofing; A guide to age
Topic Started: 5th January 2007 - 07:27 PM (250 Views)
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All firearms made in Italy are required by law to be tested by the Government Proof House, which marks the firearm with several symbols, one of which is a code identifying the year in which the firearm was proofed. A key to the code is shown below. In recent years the two-letter code has usually been enclosed in a rectangle.

On shotguns, the mark is usually found on the bottom of the barrel. It may be necessary to remove the forearm, and sometimes to remove the barrels from the receiver, in order to expose the mark. I have also seen the date code on the bottom of the frame (receiver) of a semi-automatic, but I have never seen it on the receiver of a break-action gun.

On recent pistols the mark is usually located on the frame near the trigger guard, and for older pistols the mark is on the slide or on the frame behind the grip area.

In some case, especially on older pistols, the actual date in Arabic numerals may be used, or a combination of Roman and Arabic numerals. For example, 1972 is usually represented by XXVIII, but in a few cases it may be written XX8 or as 1972. Also, during the years 1945-1953, some Berettas may be marked with Arabic numbers 1-9 rather than Roman numerals I-IX.

During the years 1935-1943, before the National code system was enacted, some Berettas were marked with the Roman numerals XIII (1935) through XXI (1943). Thus, guns bearing those Roman numerals may need additional evidence to establish the year of manufacture. Beretta used no date code in 1944.

It is not clear to me when firearms by Italian manufacturers other than Beretta began to be marked with date codes - it may have been as late as 1954, with Roman numeral X.

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A thank-you to Seamus O'Caiside for the info. *good*

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I bought my Lumar scirroco 12g in 2001, and its having the mark BF???? (1995) :blink: STRANGE :angry:
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Happy new year lads.


wow my Rizzini is 22 years old this year. :wub:
It wold be nice to know how many kills it has claimed,or post office vans *aaaa*
Let the new year begin. *cheers*
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