The British Broad Arrow Mark

[Jim McDougall]

Originally Posted by corrado26

Here are fotos aof a carbine made during the reign of James II. which has no broad arrow, so its introduction must have been later.

Given the civil unrest of these times, it seems likely that the Board of Ordnance may not have been involved in the issue of this gun, thus that stamp of broad arrow while prevailing earlier on gun components might not be present.