Originally Posted By: skeettx
Before 1923 a date code was not requires
See below
and at bottom of link

http://www.shotguns.se/html/germany_1890-1945.html

Thanks skeettx for the info, the "Nitro" proof is also there in the link you provided but "N" is missing, so also is the crown B. Is it common to put the marks outside the barrel flats?

Some additional pics....








Last edited by Oberndorf; 07/04/15 05:40 PM.