Spanish Year Code
The year sits at the end of the Eibar proof serial used on Spanish guns since 1995.
Spanish Year Code
Since 1995 the Eibar proof serial ends with the year. Example: 16-03-001-95 is an AyA shotgun from 1995. The year is on that hyphenated proof number, not on an older serial stamped on the action.
| Maker code | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Lanber |
| 16 | AyA (Aguirre y Aranzabal) |
| 27 | Armas Garbi |
| 31 | Grulla Armas |
| 35 | Ignacio Ugartechea |
| 40 | Kemen |
| 46 | Pedro Arrizabalaga |
| 57 | Arrieta |
| 60 | Zabala Hermanos |
| Type code | Name |
|---|---|
| 01 | Carbine |
| 02 | Blank-firing gun |
| 03 | Shotgun |
| 04 | Pistol |
| 05 | Revolver |
| 06 | Rifle |
| 07 | Dart gun |
| 08 | Bow |
| 09 | Crossbow |
| 10 | Not assigned |
| 11 | Line-thrower |
| 12 | Blunderbuss |
| 13 | Muzzle-loader |
| 14 | Short carbine |
| 15 | Submachine gun |
| 16 | Harquebus |
Maker and type codes are the published Eibar list. A code that is not in that list can still carry a valid year. Guns proved before 1995 use a letter date code instead of this hyphenated serial.