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Interesting Stamps

Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2014 10:08 am
by Oregon16
Picked up a 16 gauge sterlingworth, SN 350648. I believe this makes it one of the early SWs, have to get a factory letter to know for sure. Couple of interesting stamps I thought I'd share with the forum.

The watertable has two interesting stamps "Aug 16, 1904 - Aug 1 1905" and "Oct 17, 1905 - Jan 16, 1906"

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The barrel flats also have a barely discernable oval stamp that have some word in the top and 'proof' in the bottom.

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Has anyone come across these type of markings?

Re: Interesting Stamps

Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2014 2:02 pm
by bbman3
Patent dates and the oval stamp on barrel flats is Fox Proof.Weak stamping! Bobby