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Old 03-09-2017, 09:40 AM
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My .455 Mark II 2nd Model has only "one" mark on it and I believe it to be a Canadian import mark.

It looks like a crown (bunny ears) over 11 on the butt of the gun next to the lanyard ring.

I have a local buyer that is hesitant to purchase because he believes the gun should be FULL of marks like the English versions were.

There are "NO" other import or inspector marks/stampings on this gun.

What do you think?
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I have one with only that mark on the heel of the butt. Shipped to the Canadian Government 1915. Perfectly correct. I don't have a pic of the mark, but trust me, it's the only mark on it.




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If he doesn't want it, PM me.
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Yes, I have seen that mark on other Canadian .455 HE's too. Just nitpicking, I do not believe it is an "import mark", though, but a military acceptance stamp.

I believe the other stampings your potential customer is looking for are the post-service commercial proof marks. The absence of those just indicates the gun left Canadian service in some "unofficial" manner; likely an officer took it home.
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The mark is the Canadian military acceptance/inspector stamp. The gun is 100% correct. It went to Canada, not England, and would not have had any British stampings. Your buyer is uninformed about Canadian guns. Ed.
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