Re RichardG's comment about the same number appearing on several parts.......His comments could well be true in as much as it is there to identify parts from the same gun, BUT they don't speak Arabic in India so why would the numbers be in Arabic?
Also I do not see the point in "refreshing" the proof marks. All this would do if inspected by a competent armourer, would be to indicate that the barrel was now NOT "In Proof" and therefore not LEGALLY safe to fire. The law regarding proof marks is very strict and rigidly adhered to in England and (at the time) in what would have been one of her colonies.
Stu
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