BELGIAN PROOF MARKS - - Hunting.be

1 COPYRIGHT , ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDBELGIAN PROOF MARKSMark NumberDescriptionDates UsedMark1 The Perron, sole PROOF mark until dropped in1810, Since 1853 used to indicate inspectionor PROOF of breeching system. Not used onrevolvers. Can be either of 1810, 1853 - present2 Replace #1 in 1810. Sole PROOF mark until1853, when it became the mark for definitiveproof. Since 1893, used on muzzle loadersonly. Can be any of these 3 - present3 Double PROOF as prescribed by the Frenchlaw of 18101810 18534 Bore diameter in millimeters. Until 1894,stamped in .02mm graduations, then steps1810 - of M. Champiomont, used todesignate provisional PROOF for barrels priorto permanent 1852F-J C6 Replace #5 for provisional PROOF of 1924 reserved for smooth bores1852 present7 Mark applied to barrels which failed proofand returned to makers for 1889R8 Indicated barrels had not been weakenedafter PROOF by breeching, Used on muzzleloaders1852 1853 Introduced for handguns.

2 1846 to to barrels exported in rough 1925 reserved for muzzle loadingpistols1846 present10 Example of an Inspector's mark which couldbe any letter of the alphabet1853 187711 Example of an Inspector's mark which couldbe any letter of the alphabet1877 present12 Not for Ball indicates choked barrel1878 1897 NON POUR BALLE13 Introduced to designate arms proved inconformity of German PROOF Law of 1891. Innow represents definitive black powder proofexcept for muzzle loaders1893 present14 Designates guns with rifled 19241930 presentCH B RAYE15 Designates 4th or nitro PROOF ; the markcontains the name of the powder inabbreviated form ( Schultze, )1891 present16 Barrel weight in grams of nitro proofedshotguns. After 1924 fractions of grams wereno longer used1892 dimensions in millimeters shotgunsundergoing smokeless PROOF .

3 Length ofchamber over diameter of chamber1892 192418 Maximum service load for shotguns havingundergone smokeless PROOF . Always found inconjunction with #15, which would indicatetype of powder1897 190319 Smokeless powder PROOF of military riflesuntil 1903, thereafter indicates nitro PROOF forall types of present20 Designates rifled barrel. Introduced forhandguns in 1894, rifles over 8mm in 1924 used on all rifled arms1894 present21 Not Rifled used on smooth bore revolvers,multi-barreled pistols and Flobert arms1894 1924 NON RAYE22 Variation of #21 used for a few months in18941894 1924 NON RAYE 9423 Mark applied to smooth bore express rifles1894 1898 EXPRESS NON RAYE24 Nominal gauge designation applied toshotguns given black powder proof1898 192425 Mark for optional superior provisional mark was seldom requested1898 192426 Briefly replaced #12 as choke designation1898 1924 CHOKE27 Replace #12 as choke designation1897 1898 CHOKE 17.

4 #271910 192429 Replaced #28. Diameter of choked portion ofbore is no longer indicated1924 presentCHOKE provisional PROOF of barrels in theform of rough present31 Optional double provisional PROOF of smoothbore barrels completed except forchambering. May be used in place of #61924 present32 Optional triple proof1924 present33 Gauge and chamber length in millimeters1924 present34 Replaced #141924 1930CH RAYE35 Mark indicating PROOF of foreign arms1924 present36 Mark applied to unproved BELGIAN barrelsexported directly to a foreign PROOF house1924 present37 Superior smokeless PROOF for shotguns at17,600 psi for 16 gauge and larger. 20,000psi for smaller gauges1959 presentBELGIAN DATE CODESa1922 alpha1948m1974b1923 beta1949n1975c1924 gamma1950o1976d1925 delta1951p1977e1926z (bold)

5 1952q1978f1927 theta1953r1979g1928 lambda1954s1980h1929 mu1955t1981i1930 xi1956u1982j1931 pi1957v1983k1932 rho1958w1984l1933 sigma1959x1985m1934 tau1960y1986n1935 phi1961z1987o1936a1962P1988p1937b1963N19 89q1938c1964L1990r1939d1965J1991s1940e19 66H1992t1941f1967K1993u1942g1968I1994v19 43h1969R1995w1944i1970S1996x1945j1971A19 97y1946k1972V1998z1947l1973W1999 BELGIAN DATE CODES CURSIVE Controller of PROOF CodesLetter with a * above itName of the Controller of ProofFromToAWoit Nicolas Cominoto Louid Croux Francois1911 1951 1940 1954 1974 PresentBRoland Charles Soubras Jean-Marie Degrijse Pierre1927 1976 19771959 1976 1978 CBrenu Louis Francard Dieudonn 1924 19591948 1968 DMarchal Ren Marchal Ren Jawze Daniel1951 1974 19791968 1982 PresentEJamart Auguste Hanssens Fabrice1924 19951959 PresentFAlexandre Lambert Scholtissen Joseph1927 19741953 PresentGCharlier Josef19281959 HWoit Christophe19381968 INever UsedJNeuprez Pierre19301968 KDelsaux Walthere19291968 LSalmon Antoine19371968 MCouchant Louis Scorpion Maurice Scorpion Maurice1923 1959 19741952 1968 1990 NCouchant Louis Scorpion Maurice Scorpion Maurice1923 1959 19741952 1968 1990 OWatrin Charles19281965 PDelcommune Adolphe19521960 QDewilde Gaspard Dewilde Gaspard Dosogne Alain1952 1974 19911968 1984 PresentRWagemans Sylvain19511965 SDaenen Charles Daenen Charles1952 19741968 1980 TLaenen Clement Vostes Gustave Crommen Hubert1952 1974 19941986 1988 PresentUCharlier Hubert Fuchs Jacques1923 19601953 1968 VMa on Isidor19291953 WWolfs Nicolas19521968 XReignier Alfred19371964 YChesnoy

6 L on Chesnoy L on Delsaux Francois1927 1959 19741955 1968 1996 ZDegobert Th odore Luyten Martin Luyten Martin Rivas Francois1924 1952 1974 19901949 1968 1989 Present COPYRIGHT , ALL RIGHTS RESERVED