Where to find the Production Date for an Brasilian M 1908?

[Patrick Chadwick]

Thanks for the explanation OK. For a moment, I thought you had got a source of production info!

The test target idea is good - if anyone else has test targets to go with their Brazileans and the information could be correlated, that would be a very good way of at least narrowing down the production time ranges.

Patrick

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[okcorral1881]

Hello again,
Here's one of my targets!

[jmoore]

Dangerous paperweight you've got there!

[okcorral1881]

Dangerous paperweight you've got there!

I was wondering if anyone would notice!

[gunner]

Lefaucheux, wich caliber?

Regards

Gunner

[okcorral1881]

Lefaucheux, wich caliber?

Regards

Gunner

I don't have the guns but ammos...12 and 15

[Patrick Chadwick]

OK, that is an excellent piece of paper. As the proof target was presumably the final test (i.e. after that test, the rifle was ready for delivery), then it dates the rifle more accurately than most factory records (even if they had not been destroyed.

I say it again, if any other 1908 owners out there have these dated targets, it would be very helpful if you would post the dates/numbers, so that the rest of us have a rough framework to go by.

Patrick.