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Italian Proofmarks

Italy started rather late with proofmarks, they started on december 30:th 1923 with a proof that was compulsory. The same rulses are more or less applied today. The most visible change is the change from a crown to a star 1950 so crown and PSF is from the time between 1923 and 1950.

Italian proof mark is rather straight forward, normally one can’t get more information from the proof more that it is done. The most used stamp is probably the datingstamp (table 2).

 

Proof Mark

Valid

Proof House

Type of Proof

Since 1951

Sedan 1951

Gardone
Brescia

1st blackpowder proof, with crown valid 1923 to 1950.

Guns tested to 8818 psi, guns may be in the white.

Since 1951

Sedan 1951

Gardone
Brescia

Finish proof for all guns. With PSF meaning finish proof with smokless powders.

Gun tested in completely finished condition.

Since 1951

Sedan 1951

Gardone
Brescia

Definitive proof for guns with smokless powder, with crown valid 1923 to 1950.

or

Since 1951

Sedan 1951

Gardone

Provisional proof for all guns, with crown valid 1923 to 1950.

Since 1951

Sedan 1951

Brescia

Provisional proof for all guns with crown valid 1923 to 1950.

Since 1962

Sedan 1962

Gardone
Brescia

This proof is obligatory only for shotguns with chambers longer than 2 3/4” or 70mm. The proof pressure is 17637 psi.

 

Italian date stamps

Note! The stamp is not a part in the serial numbers, and it is normally found on the monoblock or demi/mono-block.

Year

Mark

Year

Mark

Year

Mark

Year

Mark

Year

Mark

Year

Mark

Year

Mark

1940

 

1953

IX

1966

XXII

1979

AE

1992

BB

2005

BZ

2018

CT

1941

 

 1954

X

1967

XXIII

1980

AF

1993

BC

2006

CA

2019

CU

1942

 

1955

XI

1968

XXIV

1981

AH

1994

BD

2007

CB

2020

CZ

1943

 

1956

XII

1969

XXV

1982

AI

1995

BF

2008

CC

2021

DA

1944

 

1957

XIII

1970

XXVI

1983

AL

1996

BD

2009

CD

2022

DB

1945

I

1958

XIV

1971

XXVII

1984

AM

1997

BI

2010

CF

2023

DC

1946

II

1959

XV

1972

XXVIII

1985

AN

1998

BL

2011

CH

2024

DD

1947

III

1960

XVI

1973

XXIX

1986

AP

1999

BM

2012

CI

2025

DE

1948

IV

1961

XVII

1974

 XXX

1987

AS

2000

BN

2013

CL

2026

DF

1949

V

1962

XVIII

1975

AA

1988

AT

2001

BP

2014

CM

2027

DH

1950

VI

1963

XIX

1976

 AB

1989

AU

2002

BS

2015

 CN

2028

DI

1951

VII

1964

XX

1977

AC

1990

AZ

2003

BT

2016

CP

2029

DL

1952

VIII

1965

XXI

1978

AD

1991

BA

2004

BU

2017

CS

2030

DM

 

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