Austria proof marks after seceond world war
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After the second world war Austria went back to the proof laws of 1928/1929.
During the occupation of British military forces 1945-1951 the occupation authorities had a demand on manufactoring codes that still is in use as far as I know.
1951 the laws were updated to international standards regarding proof pressures etc. And the same goes 1958 and 1962, in 1958 the marks for the second black powder proof was dropped.
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Proof Mark
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Valid
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Proof House
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Type of Proof
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1945->
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Ferlach
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Preliminary first black powder proof
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1945->
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Vienna
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Preliminary first black powder proof
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1945->
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Ferlach
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Preliminary second black powder proof.
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1945->
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Vienna
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Preliminary second black powder proof.
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1945-1958
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Ferlach
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Final black powder proof.
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1945-1958
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Vienna
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Final black powder proof.
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1945->
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Ferlach
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Final smokeless proof
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1945->
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Vienna
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Final smokeless proof
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1945->
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Vienna
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Ferlach
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Foreign guns not tested ackording to Austrian proof laws.
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1945->
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Vienna
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Ferlach
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Re-enforced semi smokeles proof.
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Austrian makers numbers, post 1945
The proof house's number, followed by a dot, then by a 2-digit number for the year, as: 346.33 for the 346th gun proofed in 1933. During the 1980s a three letter code was adopted, for example: ETR, where the first letter is the month code, the second letter is always a T and the third letter is the year code
Ferlach gunmaker codes, post 1945 - xxxx being the maker's serial number
21.xxxx Johann Fanzoj
22.xxxx Josef Hambrusch
23.xxxx Karl Hauptmann
24.xxxx Josef Just
25.xxxx Josef Kruschitz
26.xxxx Jakob Koschat
27.xxxx Simon Kalischnig
28.xxxx Peter Mischitz
29.xxxx Josef Mischitz
30.xxxx Josef Orasche
31.xxxx Michel Pegam
32.xxxx Anton Sodia
33.xxxx Franz Sodia
34.xxxx Johann Sigot
35.xxxx Walter Outschar
36.xxxx Wincenz Urbas
37.xxxx Benedikt Winkler
38.xxxx Gunmaker's Guild
39.xxxx Handgun Technical School
40.xxxx Ludwig Borovnik
41.xxxx Johan Michelitsc
42.xxxx Josef Winkler
43.xxxx Thomas Kulnig
44.xxxx Walter Gratzer
45.xxxx Erich Achatz
46.xxxx Josef Schonlieb
47.xxxx Lorenz Schaschl
48.xxxx Johann Fanzoj
49.xxxx Franz Schmid
50.xxxx Franz Schmied
51.xxxx Gottfreid Juch
52.xxxx Valentin Roesenzopf's sons
53.xxxx Wilfried Glanznig
55.xxxx Herbert Scheiring
Thanks to Peter N for completing this list.
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