UPDATE!
The dealer came back with, I quote, "I don't have time to go looking at and researching "proof marks", and I am tired fooling around, so either send the FFL or I'm not shipping". I kind of figured that from the beginning, but I feel he should have been straight with me from the get-go and said that it was what he required for shipment. Oooh but no, he said if I could prove it was made before 1898 he would ship it as an antique. Some people are just sore losers. Thanks every one for the input, but we got beat by another "so called" gun dealer!
Thanks
binko
