This was done in the Germanic method start at 1A, go to A, then restart at 1B and so on, and repeat each ordnance fiscal year. The barrel also carried the Acceptance mark, 'Wn Eagle date'. Occasional late war weapons are found with single marks, but these would have been marked with old acceptance stamps.
As a result, all 'double' marked weapons will bear dates of or later. Weapons accepted after his death, during the reign of Emperor Karl I, were marked with either the double shield Honvedseg or double eagles Landwehr. The difference between the single shield and the double shield is the change of Monarchy, which took place when Emperor Franz Josef died on November 21, Weapons which were acceptance marked during the reign of Emporer Franz Josef, were marked with a single shield. Barrel shank marked with the last 2 digits of the year, except a few early years when the last 3 digits were used. Go over to Any help? The people had a choice of feeding themselves or preserving the records of guns in wars that they lost.
