Anyone recognize these proof marks?

[denster]

I have a 16Ga percussion shotgun. The arcitecture looks French but I don't recognize the proof marks. Anyone offer some help.

 

[denster]

Couple photos of gun.

 

[TDM]

Can’t help with the proof marks but it’s very pretty. How did you happen to acquire it?

 

[denster]

I purchased it on a gunbroker auction a few years ago.

 

[TDM]

I purchased it on a gunbroker auction a few years ago.

Well it’s a really nice looking shotgun, love the Damascus barrels.

 

[TFoley]

Please take well-lit in-focus photos of ALL the stamps on this gun. Can you highlight them with white chalk?

 

[denster]

Please take well-lit in-focus photos of ALL the stamps on this gun. Can you highlight them with white chalk?

What you see is the extent of the marks.

 

[TFoley]

What you see is the extent of the marks.

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In that case - what is the word I see here?

 

[deerstalkert]

can't make out your pictures, but if you will send the gun to me i will analyze them. might take a while though!
that is a beautiful shotgun.

 

[zimmerstutzen]

Looks like there were numerous other marks that have been almost worn away. British and Belgian shotguns normally have the bore of each barrel stamped in millimeters on the under side of the breech. I see nothing like that. But some partial marks of some kind are there. .

 

[zimmerstutzen]

here is a list of foreign proof marks from the NRA Museum. https://www.nramuseum.org/media/940944/proofmarks.pdf

The fine twist barrel shotguns normally come from England, but the locks look German. (that kind was used on muzzle loading Sheutzen guns.

 

[denster]

o.

In that case - what is the word I see here?

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Wow I tottaly missed that I will try to highlight it and see.

 

[Rum River]

o.

In that case - what is the word I see here?

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I thought it might read: 'DOKOR' but I'm not getting any google hits.

 

[Sparkitoff]

None of them look like proof marks. Looks like barrel makers marks, some sort of cataloging or indexing number and maybe an Inspector mark. Depending on the true country of origin of the barrels it may or may not have been proofed at all and may or may not have been to a National Proofhouse in the country or origin or elsewhere.

 

[TFoley]

I thought it might read: 'DOKOR' but I'm not getting any google hits.

Nor did I.

Mr Sparkitoff above makes a valid point - there is not a single recognisable small marking there that even resembles a proof-mark, simply assembly marks.

'DOKOR' makes no sense, and the only recognisable stamp is [indecipherable /54]. Mr Zimmerstuetzen above mentions barrel dimensions of both British and Belgian arms as being in millimeters. This is true for barrels made on the Continent, but British barrel dimensions are by gauge/bore, not mm. Even now.

 

[Ron Wilkerson]

Can’t help with the proof marks but it’s very pretty. How did you happen to acquire it?

I good friend of mine got it on a trade!

 

[TDM]

I good friend of mine got it on a trade!

I like it!