"And I did find the numbers 1 34... is this the manufacture date?"
Jan 1934
"puffy crown and a "W" and "U" with what looks like smaller crowns over them."
from the site I linked in my post above;
"Marks showing crowns over the letters B, U, (proof approved); G (rifled barrel), S (smoothbore) and W (choked barrel) span the period from the first German proof law until 1939, but there are other marks usually present that can narrow the date range greatly"
HTH Patty,
keep the gun,stop by a sporting goods store and pick up a cleaning kit and oil (go easy so as not to soak the wood)
Dave K
Last edited by Dave K; 08/13/08 07:16 AM.
