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SDC · August 31, 2012, 06:28 PM

The "ELG" (Epreuve Libertas Gentis) in an oval is one way of dating this revolver; if there isn't a crown on the top of the oval (just ELG over a star), then that means it was proofed before July 11, 1893. After that date, a crown was added to the top of the oval.

August 31, 2012, 06:28 PM	#8
SDC Senior Member Join Date: January 23, 2001 Location: People's Republic of Kanada Posts: 1,652	The "ELG" (Epreuve Libertas Gentis) in an oval is one way of dating this revolver; if there isn't a crown on the top of the oval (just ELG over a star), then that means it was proofed before July 11, 1893. After that date, a crown was added to the top of the oval. __________________ Gun control in Canada: making the streets safer for rapists, muggers, and other violent criminals since 1936.