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This gun looks to be made by a S.L.Arani, Aramk, Aran__ ? Anyone here familiar with the maker or with the other proof marks on the water table? Looks to be a fairly nice box lock with some high grade features:  thanks, JBP
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Couldthe CH in the shield be
CRUCELEGUI HERMANOS C. H.
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Anyone ever see one of these guns before?
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No, the CH in the shield is a common proof stamp. Most Spanish guns have them.
Now that A.O. is a different story. That could be the maker's stamp, but again I don't see anything listed. Can we see pics of the rest of the gun? The barrel flats would help. It looks like S.L. ARANO to me.
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David Dabaco is correct about the "CH" in the shield and it is the re-enforced smokeless proof for scattergun tubes at a pressure of 12.8k psi while the "BP" in a shield notes voluntary/optional smokeless proof at 12k psi. I wonder if it was re-proved? I also agree that it's ARANO and sometimes the "S.L." is for sociedad limitada but it is usually after the name and I think the term to be a 21st century one. The 4 stamps of the crossed "arrows"(3?) thru a "shield", or whatever, are interesting. Anyone have idea of the marks above "Made in Spain"?
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I would say modern re-enforced smokeless proof should be at least 120MPa. It doesn't look it, but is this thingly really old? 
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The S. L. does suggest a limited liability or "single location" business but could just as easily be initials of a name. American importers sometimes stamp the underrib; could this be such a stamp (importer or exporter) placed on the action flats instead?
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A photo of the barrel flats would help date the guns proof and maybe the maker. I am curious what the "C.10.88.8" is for, 1808 must be the serial#
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I would think that the 10 88 8 would refer to the date of manufacture?
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It looks to me that it could also be Sociedad Limitada ARANGO, it is a more typical Spanish name,.... and there is something on the webb about a maker with that name
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