It's not the first "Fultons" rifle that I have had through my hands that has not been proofed. This was obviously done many years ago and it didn't seem to matter to much then as a lot of military rifles that have been in the same hands for years don't seem to carry proof marks when they reappear on the market. The biggest problem I find is that a lot of people including dealers confuse the old military marks and it is quite a shock when they find out that they are not valid. This particular rifle was just that, it was being advertised on one of the websites for sale to the general public, I made an enquiry and it was not until I asked about proof that they realized that it did not have one.