The Proof Marks section documents Italian proof marks, date codes, inspection marks and official proof house markings found on historical replica firearms.
Particular attention is given to the Italian alphabetical date code system introduced by the Gardone and Brescia proof houses, allowing many firearms to be dated to their year of proof. The database also includes black powder, nitro proof and inspection marks used by Italian manufacturers.
These records are intended to assist collectors, researchers and museums in identifying, dating and documenting historical replica firearms through visual comparison and original proof markings.