You also see the "380" stamp on Webleys, Enfields, Colts, etc., without the 38/prefix. That style of stamping was also common on British handguns going back to the 1890s, so your gun probably never had a 38/ prefix to the 380 stamp. A lot of the Battle Of Britain donated guns never got proof stamps, if they did, it would have been stamped in each cylinder flute, for a revolver, and would be a Crown over a BP or BV, for the Birmingham proof house, or a Crown over a GP or V for the London proof house, per the 1925 rules. A few got the stamp " Not English Made" however do to the urgency of the situation, attention to little details often got by passed. The crossed flags stamp is the military proof/acceptance stamp. It would not be on a gun that did not go to the military. Many of the donated guns ( Rifles, shotguns, revolvers, semi-autos, etc.) donated to Britain went to Home Guards, Air Raid Wardens, Police, etc. and not to the military. Surplus handguns coming back to the US after WW2, via British gun dealers that converted or "improved" by them got the full treatment , proof wise, as we see guns with many different stamping, indicating rebores, caliber changes, etc. Stamps will indicate the power of a proof load used to test the gun, such as "2 1/2 TONS" meaning a proof load of 2 1/2 tons per square inch was used to test the gun, and where the proof test was done, etc. Ed.
