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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;springfld.arsenal, post: 276188, member: 54&quot;]Thanks Mario.&nbsp; Maybe you could help me with this seeming inconsistency:&nbsp; The R-under-crown proof mark has only been in use since 1868 according to the chart you linked.&nbsp; It means the black powder rifle was re-proof tested in Birmingham, England in or after 1868.&nbsp; Little Crow was killed in 1863, five years minimum before the re-proof took place in Birmingham.&nbsp; How is that possible?&nbsp; Even if someone took the trouble to ship it back to Birmingham in or after 1868, the proof-master wouldn&#039;t have accepted it for test with the supposed Indian modifications.&nbsp; And I&#039;ll guarantee no one would ship a gun that didn&#039;t require re-proof back to England for that purpose.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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