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Forging, & c. Proof Marks, or felling, &c. Barrels with forged Marks.
Penalty.
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VI. And be it further enacted, That, from and after the passing of this Act, every Person who shall, in any Part of the United Kingdom, forge or counterfeit, or cause or procure to be forged or counterfeited, or assist or join in forging or counterfeiting, any Mark or Stamp used or which may be used at any Proof House for proving and marking Barrels in pursuance of the said recited Act, or shall wilfully or knowingly fell or offer for Sale, or use in the making or manufacturing of any Gun, Fowling Piece, Blunderbufs, Pistol or other Description of Fire Arms as aforesaid, any Barrel finished, welded or forged, or in any other progressive State of Manufacture, whereon shall be any Mark or Stamp which shall be forged or counterfeited in Imitation of or to resemble any Mark or Stamp so used or to be used at any such Proof House, shall respectively forfeit and pay for each and every such Barrel whereon any such forged or counterfeit Mark shall be, any Sum not exceeding Twenty Pounds, to be recovered and applied as hereinafter mentioned.
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