The Spanish made good (and bad) copies of American design guns into the 1930's that often were not well marked. Look at the underside of the barrel for the word "EIBAR", which is the region of Spain where hundreds of little gunsmiths made firearms. Look also at the grips for a logo similar to a Smith & Wesson logo.
The production year is not stamped on a gun. It is the serial number that is used to tell which batch was made in a particular year. Go to: proofhouse.com for listings.
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Gun show, gun shop, library.
First of all describe the gun. Is it a revolver, or a shotgun? A revolver has a grip but so does a shotgun (actually a for end).
That COULD be just about anything- however- at one time, numerous small makers in Spain, Italy and Belgium produced copies of popular American firearms. Quality ranged from poor to pretty good. The key identifier for one of those countries would be a proofmark from that country. These were very small symbols stamped into the weapon, showing that it had been examined and tested at the government proofhouse, and found safe to fire. If you do an image search for firearm proofmarks, there are several collections that show those marks. Expect to need a magnifier and a good light to make them out. Good luck!
Probably an assembly number.
It could be the benchmark of the gunsmith who assembled the revolver.
ctg = cartridge
open the cylinder, and it should be stamped there along with the serial number
Inexpensive, @ turn of the century
Marginal value.
I have a friend who has a 32 cal, break open hammerless revolver, chrome finished, in excellent shape. As near as the person who had it remembered, it was perchased around the early thirties. It is stamped American Revolver co. with ivory grips.