CalebB said:Just found another mark that I thought was an age mark but turns out to be a sideways cursive EL. I found the NRA museum website with proof marks and it says that that exact proof mark is Belgian circa 1852 from the proof house of Liege. It says the type of proof and gun is provisional black powder proof for breech loading guns and rifled barrels. It does look like a rifle barrel. Any additional information about this would still be appreciated
Are you saying that you did check to see if it's loaded?CalebB said:I have checked and nobody has played Cowboys and Indians with it for at least fifty years so I'm n it sure when or who would've done that
CalebB said:Okay, now it's all coming together. In your opinion, does the circa 1852 dating sound correct?
IMO, it would be virtually impossible to narrow down the date the gun was produced to a specific year.CalebB said:Okay, now it's all coming together. In your opinion, does the circa 1852 dating sound correct?
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