Forums Calendar Active Threads
June
S M T W T F S
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30
Who's Online Now
2 members (LeFusil, 1 invisible), 339 guests, and 5 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Forum Statistics
Forums10
Topics38,610
Posts546,963
Members14,427
Most Online1,344
Apr 29th, 2024
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Meaning Of "GP" Stamp on Rifle Barrels
#138265 03/01/09 10:21 PM
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 266
Ohio, USA
LD1 Offline OP
Sidelock
*
OP Offline
LD1
Sidelock
*

Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 266
Ohio, USA
I have a Holland & Holland .500x3" BPE double rifle built in 1881. On the lower rib is the stamp "GP" and a small serial number in the 33000 range also on the rib. I would think that the GP is some maker's name. Is this the case? Also, the rifle has wonderful bores with Holland's SEMI-SMOOTH BORE RIFLING. I read where some express rifles could be special ordered with this rifling, but I have never seen one until now.

Last edited by LD1; 03/02/09 07:07 AM.
Re: Meaning Of "GP" Stamp on Rifle Barrels
LD1 #138305 03/02/09 01:08 AM
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 603
Victoria, Australia
cadet Offline
Sidelock
**
Offline
cadet
Sidelock
**

Joined: May 2007
Posts: 603
Victoria, Australia
Is the GP a stylised, interlocked affair? If so then it would be a London proof mark , GP standing for guardians of proof, or similar.
If it is two plain letters, then it is probably the barrel maker's (or another, related occupation) initials.
RG
Re: Meaning Of "GP" Stamp on Rifle Barrels
cadet #138334 03/02/09 07:12 AM
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 266
Ohio, USA
LD1 Offline OP
Sidelock
*
OP Offline
LD1
Sidelock
*

Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 266
Ohio, USA
The GP is not a proof mark. It is simple stamped letters that are on the bottom rib, not on the barrel flats where the London proof marks are very visible. It also has a serial number on the rib that does not at all match the serial number of the rifle.

Link Copied to Clipboard
Forum Rules · Mark All Read Contact Us · Forum Help · doublegunshop.com - home

doublegunshop.com home | Welcome | Sponsors & Advertisers | DoubleGun Rack | Doublegun Book Rack

Order or request info | Other Useful Information

Updated every minute of everyday!

Copyright (c) 1993 - 2024 doublegunshop.com. All rights reserved. doublegunshop.com - Bloomfield, NY 14469. USA These materials are provided by doublegunshop.com as a service to its customers and may be used for informational purposes only. doublegunshop.com assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in these materials. THESE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT-ABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. doublegunshop.com further does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the information, text, graphics, links or other items contained within these materials. doublegunshop.com shall not be liable for any special, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, including without limitation, lost revenues or lost profits, which may result from the use of these materials. doublegunshop.com may make changes to these materials, or to the products described therein, at any time without notice. doublegunshop.com makes no commitment to update the information contained herein. This is a public un-moderated forum participate at your own risk.

Note: The posting of Copyrighted material on this forum is prohibited without prior written consent of the Copyright holder. For specifics on Copyright Law and restrictions refer to: http://www.copyright.gov/laws/ - doublegunshop.com will not monitor nor will they be held liable for copyright violations presented on the BBS which is an open and un-moderated public forum.

Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5
(Release build 20201027)
Responsive Width:

PHP: 7.0.33-0+deb9u11+hw1 Page Time: 0.100s Queries: 21 (0.028s) Memory: 0.7924 MB (Peak: 1.8998 MB) Data Comp: Off Server Time: 2024-06-15 22:43:12 UTC
Valid HTML 5 and Valid CSS