SPANISH PROOF MARKS and YEAR OF PROOF CODES

Per NRA Museum; http://www.nramuseum.com/media/940944/proofmarks.pdf [NB: ONE AFTER

MAY BE BETTER]

Per http://www.shotguns.se/html/spain.html
Spanish Proofmarks
Spanish proof might go as far back as to 16th century. The first proof houses appeared in 1844 in Eibar, but
the proof then was voluntary basis. As a result of the Brussel convention 1914 Spain entered a compulsory
proof 1923.

No

Proof Mark

->
1910

->
1910

->
1923

Valid

2P
A

->
1910

->
1923

Proof
House

Type of Proof

Eibar

Provisional
black powder
proof for
barrels.

Eibar

Temporary
black powder
proof for
barrels

Eibar

Breech loading
under lever
shotgun. Final
proof together
with 1 and 2

Eibar

Final proof of
breech loading
shotguns with
lever
underneath the
forend. Guns
must have 1
and 2 as well.

Eibar

Final black
powder proof
of breech
loading
shotguns with
more than two
locking lugs.
Proof pressure
is 10.667 psi.
Final
smokeless
proof for
breech loading
shotguns.

->

Eibar

Proof pressure

Since 1927 the Eibar proof house used date codes - but the use of this was mandatory as it seems.
Year Proof Year Proof Year Proof
A

1927

A1

1955

A2

1981

1928

B1

1956

B2

1982

1929

C1

1957

C2

1983

CH

1930 CH1

CH2

1931

D1

1958

D2

1984

1932

E1

1959

E2

1985

1933

F1

1960

F2

1986

1934

G1

1961

G2

1987

1935

H1

1962

H2

1988

1936

I1

1963

I2

1989

1937

J1

1964

J2

1990

1938

K1

1965

K2

1991

1939

L1

1966

L2

1992

LL

1940 LL1

1941 M1 1967 M2

1993

1942

N1

1968

N2

1994

1943

1969

1995

1944

O1

1970

O2

1996

1945

P1

1971

P2

1997

1946

Q1

1972

Q2

1998

LL2

1947

R1

1973

R2

1999

1948

S1

1974

S2

2000

1949

T1

1975

T2

2001

1950

U1

1976

U2

2002

1951

V1

1977

V2

2003

1952

X1

1978

X2

2004

1953

Y1

1979

Y2

2005

1954

Z1

1980

Z2

2006

Since 1995 Spain integrated the manufacturing year in the serial number in the following form:
16-03-001-95
16 = Manufacturer in this case AYA
03 = type of weapon
001 = serial number by the manufacturer
95 = 1995, year of manufacturing
Gunmaker Code (also check Spanish TradeMarks)
13 = Lanber
16 = AyA
27 = Armas Garbi
31 = Grulla Armas
35 = Ignacio Ugartechea
40 = Kemen (Thanks Jon S for this)
46 = Pedro Arrizabalaga
57 = Arrieta
60 = Zabala Hermanos
? = Zamacola Hermanos
Type of gun
01 = Carabina (Carbine)
02 = Blanca (Blank firing gun)
03 = Escopeta (Shotgun)

04 = Pistola (Pistol)
05 = Revolver (Revolver)
06 = Rifle (Rifle)
07 = Anestesia (Dart Gun)
08 = Arco (Bow)
09 = Ballesta (Crossbow)
10 = number not assigned
11 = Lanzacabos (Spear Head)
12 = Trabuco (Blunderbuss)
13 = Avancarga (Muzzle Loader)
14 = Mosquetn (Short Carbine)
15 = Subfusil (Submachineguns among other definitions)
16 = Arcabuz (Harquebus)

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Last updated: 2013-02-06

http://www.9mmlargo.com/year_codes.htm

Spanish Year of Proof Codes

Proofmark

Year

Proofmark

Year

Proofmark

Year

A
B
C
CH
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
LL
M
N

O
P
Q
R
S

1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948

A1
B1
C1
CH1
D1
E1
F1
G1
H1
I1
J1
K1
L1
LL1
M1
N1
1
O1
P1
Q1
R1
S1

1955
1956
1957
Omitted
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
Omitted
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

A2
B2
C2
CH2
D2
E2
F2
G2
H2
I2
J2
K2
L2
LL2
M2
N2
2
02
P2
Q2
R2
S2

1981
1982
1983
Omitted
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
Omitted
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000

T
U
V
X
Y
Z

1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

T1
U1
V1
X1
Y1
Z1

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980

T2
U2
V2
X2
Y2
Z2

2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006