Help with proof marks.

Raf · 3rd February 2023, 03:51 PM

Can anybody please help with identifying these proof marks on a Dutch matchlock ? The barrel is marked with the guild mark associated with the port of Vlissingen better known to British sailors as Flushing. The mark shown is struck twice but with a different scale of punch. There's a possibility this was one of the many Dutch muskets imported for the English civil war. The mark has superficial similarities with the arms of the Company of Blacksmiths but maybe that's just wishfull thinking.

3rd February 2023, 03:51 PM	#1
Raf Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 238	Help with proof marks. Can anybody please help with identifying these proof marks on a Dutch matchlock ? The barrel is marked with the guild mark associated with the port of Vlissingen better known to British sailors as Flushing. The mark shown is struck twice but with a different scale of punch. There's a possibility this was one of the many Dutch muskets imported for the English civil war. The mark has superficial similarities with the arms of the Company of Blacksmiths but maybe that's just wishfull thinking. Attached Images