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**Mike Irwin** · May 7, 2012, 06:05 AM

Collectors,

Hum. That proof mark is the definitive proof for blackpowder used in Germany when this gun was made, so it's looking like it WAS made in Germany. Interesting. I didn't think that the C-D lock system, or that style gun, had that much traction in the Vaterland.

May 7, 2012, 06:05 AM	#17
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,390	Collectors, Hum. That proof mark is the definitive proof for blackpowder used in Germany when this gun was made, so it's looking like it WAS made in Germany. Interesting. I didn't think that the C-D lock system, or that style gun, had that much traction in the Vaterland. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.