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Appendix 6 Gun Marks
Gun marks can include proof marks, but for this chapter, they are restricted to manufacturer ’ s marks, inspector ’ s marks and arsenal marks.
There are many thousand of these and it would take several books to even begin to list them. They do, however, form a very valuable aid to the forensic fi rearms examiner as they can give information as to a weapon ’ s age, history, country of origin and manufacturing factory.
In addition to gun marks, there are thousands of trade names which can reveal similar details to that of gun marks. As with gun marks, to list all the trade names is beyond the scope of this book.
Some examples of both gun marks and trade names are listed for general reference purposes (Figure 6.A.1 ).
Probably the most authoritive book available on these subjects is Gunmarks by David Byron.
Other useful books would include:
• English, Irish and Scottish Firearms Makers: Middle Sixteenth Century to the End of the Nineteenth Century by A Merwyn Carey;
• American Firearms Makers: When, Where, and What They Made from the Colonial period to the End of the Nineteenth Century by A. Merwyn Carey;
• Arms Makers of Colonial America by James B. Whisker and
• Firearms Identifi cation I, II and III by J. Howard Mathews.
Handbook of Firearms and Ballistics: Examining and Interpreting Forensic Evidence Second Edition Brian J. Heard© 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. ISBN: 978-0-470-69460-2
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Figure 6.A.1 Examples of gun marks.
Lions
Birds
Mre. Liegeoise d’Armes a Feu of Liege, Belgium trademark
US Springfield Armoury,inspector’s mark on 1911 pistols
Gebruder Merkel of Sujhl, Germany, trademark on rifles and shotguns
On WWII German Nazi pistols
Crests
Ethiopian crest Bulgarian Crest
Argentinean crest B.S.A. of Birmingham,Englandtrademark
Armi Famars, Brescia, ItalyTrademark on
Herter’s Inc of Waseca, US trademark
Trademark on Danish Madsen machine guns
Relay products of Johannesburg,SA,trademark on Mamba pistols
Aguirre y Aranzabal of Eibar Spain Trademark on shotguns and rifles
Trademark on pistols by Harrison & Richardsonrevolvers
ShotgunsIver Johnson, Fitchburg, US Trademark on shotguns
Stevens Arms and Tool Co., USA on butt plates
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Geometric Designs
Tula Weapons Factory, Russia Commercialtrademark
Russiangripmark on pistols
Gerstenberger u Eberwein, W. GermanyGripmark on revolvers
Harrington and Richardson, MA.,USAgripmark on revolvers
Japanese, Kokura Arsenal mark 1928-1935
Meridian Firearms Company of CT, US. Gripmark on revolvers
In Borders
Marlin Firearms Co., CT, USA gripmark on revolvers
Israeli mark on arms for export
Israeli mark on arms for export
Vilimec of Kdyne, Czechoslovakiagripmark
In Circles
U.S. Inspection Mark of W. Penfold on M1911 Pistols
Trocaola, Aranabal y Cia of Eibar, SpainRevolver gripmark
Ceska Zbrojovka of Czechoslovakiagrip mark
Sears Roebuck & Co.Grip mark on revolvers
Smith & Wesson of Springfield, MA., USATrademark on revolvers and self- loading pistols
J.P. Sauer & Sohn Trademark on pistols
Figure 6.A.1 Continued