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Originally Posted by CLASSIC12
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This revolver does not have any British proof marks on it, only the US inspector (G.H.D.)
I have no idea how it ended up in Switzerland, I bought it at an auction at the starting prices as there was no other bidder, $100 +20% fee. I will not get a letter for it.
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With the standard Lend-Lease markings, chances are very high that the letter would not tell you anything more than that the gun shipped to Hartford Ordnance Depot, the only new piece of info being the exact date.
That price for an all-original BSR in that condition is ridiculously low for the US; here, you’d expect at least 300 plus. Given your location, the absence of British proofs is to be expected, since only Victorys surplused and commercially sold in the UK got any such proofs.
Your gun probably absconded from British service sometime late-war or early-post-war in France, Italy, or occupied Germany/Austria, all next door to you
