Colt Python proof marks?

[SunnySlopes]

I just took delivery of a circa 1981 Colt Python w/6 inch barrel.

It has three proof marks on the left side of the frame just on top of the crane. There's one more proof mark on the left side of the barrel on the same "line" as the other proof marks.

Other than that, the gun looks absolutely unfired. Not even a turn line.

Any idea what the proof marks are? I bought it to shoot. Here's a pic. You can almost make out the proof marks.

 

[SunnySlopes]

Dfariswheel said the gun is almost certainly a reimport from Germany. Whenever it was shipped to Germany, they proof tested it and stamped those proof marks on it.

Why they're being brought back to the US is the question.

It's a shame. The gun is otherwise absolutely brand new.

I guess I'll be contact the gunbroker seller tomorrow to make arrangements for a refund.

 

[SunnySlopes]

I just looked at another of their ads. They have this to say.

Some of our firearms show our import mark "Heritage Arms Naples, FL." Federal Law requires this mark, even if the firearm was originally made in the US and re-imported!

Then I checked the ad for the gun I bought. Says the same thing.

I don't think I'll sweat it. Just shows where it's been and a little of its history. Guess I'll keep it.

 

[Walkalong]

Kind of cool actually.