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Pieper hammer gun proof marks question
#205433 10/10/10 11:01 PM
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A question for Henri Pieper owners.

The barrel flats of my Pieper (Bayard) hammer gun has a number of stamps; the usual proof marks including two 4-digit numbers - 9731 and 5491. It also has what looks like the Roman numeral XII.

The 9731 looks like a proof mark date. What does the 5491 (pressure?) and XII stamps refer to?

Thanks for any information.

Vincent
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Vincent,

The marks you are describing are not Belgian proof marks. You are confusing Italian, German and Belgian proof markings. You can find the Belgian proof marks here:

http://damascus-barrels.com/Belgian_All_Proofmarks.html

It would help if you posted pictures of the gun and showed the proof marks. I am somewhat familiar with Pieper guns and may be able to identify the model number.

Pete

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The gun was proofed in 1929. It is a 20ga with 65mm chambers. It was proofed for smokeless powder. At the time of proof the barrels weighed 1.397 kilos or 3.078 pounds.

Pete

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