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Re: Fraser Mystery
      20/11/10 11:46 AM

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Afaik the markings for Nitro proof were introduced by the British proofhouses in 1904, several years after NE cartridges came into use. So any gun using Nitro Express cartridges made up to that year will show only the old black powder marks, though it is intended for cordite.




That's not correct. The British rules of proof of 1887 and the later rules of 1896 both provided for methods of proof and markings for nitro proof.

As an example, here's a photo of my 1901 Westley Richards .303 clearly showing nitro proof:








For a discussion of this, please refer to Gerhard Wirnsberger, The Standard Directory of Proof Marks at page 103, and also to Nigel Brown, British Gunmakers, Vol. 1, at pages 265-266.

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* Fraser Mystery HuviusModerator 15/11/10 03:41 PM
. * * Re: Fraser Mystery CptCurlAdministrator   15/11/10 10:50 PM
. * * Re: Fraser Mystery Anonymous   16/11/10 12:16 PM
. * * Re: Fraser Mystery HuviusModerator   16/11/10 01:52 PM
. * * Re: Fraser Mystery kuduae   20/11/10 09:06 AM
. * * Re: Fraser Mystery TH44   20/11/10 10:03 AM
. * * Re: Fraser Mystery CptCurlAdministrator   20/11/10 11:46 AM
. * * Re: Fraser Mystery 470evans   21/11/10 12:13 AM
. * * Re: Fraser Mystery CptCurlAdministrator   21/11/10 02:45 AM
. * * Re: Fraser Mystery kuduae   23/11/10 09:21 AM
. * * Re: Fraser Mystery CptCurlAdministrator   23/11/10 09:47 AM
. * * Re: Fraser Mystery kuduae   24/11/10 07:53 AM
. * * Re: Fraser Mystery Anonymous   11/02/11 07:15 AM
. * * Re: Fraser Mystery HuviusModerator   12/02/11 01:30 AM
. * * Re: Fraser Mystery Anonymous   12/02/11 06:25 AM
. * * Re: Fraser Mystery Russ_Gould   06/10/11 05:04 PM
. * * Re: Fraser Mystery 500Nitro   11/02/11 07:30 AM
. * * Re: Fraser Mystery kamilaroi   16/11/10 02:37 PM
. * * Re: Fraser Mystery HuviusModerator   19/11/10 03:46 PM
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