Axel:
From the sources I've read there wasn't a true change in the proofmarks post 1919/WWI and the Austrian proofhouses continued their old ways and propagated the previous marks till September 1st, 1929 when the NP sub f or v replaced the final proofmark while Budapest, Prague & Weipert(from Nov. 1918) danced to the tune of another fiddler. Also Germany was in control from 1940 to 1945 and only in "Austrian & German guns & rifles" by Nobili have I seen mention of the single headed Hapsburg eagle( 09.01.1929-12/31/1937 ), while other sources note it didn't appear until 1945 where it was holding a sickle in the right talon and a hammer in the left talon. Nobili notes that from 01.01.1938 till 5.31.1940 the 2 headed Hapsburg eagle reemerged. I'd like to see some Austrian proofmarks from the 1929 - 1940 period. M4 may have an example from that period.
Thanks Jani for the image of the 1929 marks on a Browning Pocket Pistol as some might discern:
At this juncture, the number of proofs were reduced to a preliminary and a final where previously a scattergun could experience up to 4 with the 1st 2 using a solid projectile. Tubes with constriction were proofed/proved with shot.
Kind Regards,
Raimey
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