indicates that gun passed proof in 1941. m1 would indicate 1967. m2 1993. etc
The crown of the weld is the material of the filler metal that projects above the surface of the parts being joined by the weld.
Mostl likely proof or maker marks.
A crown on an old piece of jewelry was a way to signify that the metal is real. You would see the metal stamp and then the stamp of a small crown.
The crown is the proof stamp from the Birmingham proof house. All guns made in or imported to the UK were submitted for proof testing in either Birmingham or London. The stamp will have letters underneath it................'BV' denotes the 'viewing' mark, stamped while the barrels were in the white, before finishing. 'MP' denotes the definitive proof mark. These were applied to guns proved from 1904 to 1950, after which the crown was stamped atop 'NP'
"Gr" with a crown above it is a symbol used to represent "grand." It is often used in units of measurement to denote a thousand (e.g., 1 gr = 1,000 grams). The crown is used as a visual indicator of this large quantity.
Sears Roebuck silver
If you mean the small number, it is a power.
A crown on an old piece of jewelry was a way to signify that the metal is real. You would see the metal stamp and then the stamp of a small crown.
Does it have a crown above the letters? I have one like that, and I have determined that it may represent Crown Potteries Company, who was in business in America in the early 20th century. I am still researching it now for clarification.
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CROWN!
Of or pertaining to a crown; forming, or adapted to form, a crown or garland., Resembling, or situated like, a crown or circlet; as, the coronary arteries and veins of the heart., A small bone in the foot of a horse., Informal shortening of coronary thrombosis, also used generally to mean heart attack.