Originally Posted By: Mike Desjarlais
It is hard to be sure from the photo, but that might be a date mark on the blued portion just to the right of "oz" on the right barrel underside. Can you post a photo of just that area?


Mike,

I took a careful photo of the mark and it turns out to be the 'crown-over cursive BP' which is the 1856 Birmingham provisional proof for barrels.





Nigel

Last edited by Nigel; 12/21/11 07:30 AM.