Because the US is not a CIP member state, foreign guns do not need a CIP proof mark to be sold in the US, nor do US guns need a US proof mark to be sold in CIP member countries.
In some cases date of manufacture on label - see below. 2014 Company Profile Old message board Guitar Dating Dating these guitars is going to be hard. While the CIP and SAAMI do share information and cooperate, neither has a requirement regarding selling in each other’s countries. Alvarez brand guitars - imported to US by St Louis Music and established in 1965. The United States does not participate in CIP, but instead formed its own standards group named SAAMI (Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute). For 19, Guild returned to the system which used a separate serial number prefix for each guitar model, and also the first and last serial number produced for each model in each given year.
In order for a civilian firearm produced in a CIP member state to be legally imported to another CIP country, it must bear the proof mark of a CIP member state (military testing standards are, predictably, different than civilian ones). For the year 1994, ONLY the model prefix and last serial number for each model produced is available. It is based on the novel of the same name by Gu Man. If you want to know the production year of your ESP guitar,you can decipher it with the serial number decoder, or find it in explanation about the dating system below. Use this site for a pricing guide and source of information on all guitars. The number one source of guitar and amplifier pricing and information so you can find the price and value of your used guitars and amplifier. As of 2015, the CIP includes 14 member states. Love O2O is a 2016 Chinese romance film directed by Zhao Tianyu and starring Angelababy and Jing Boran. The serial number is stamped on the back of the headstock, punched on the neck plate or on (semi) acoustic guitars on the bottom inside the body. Find the current Blue Book value and worth of your new and used guitars, both acoustic, electric and amplifier. Fast forward to 1914, when a number of European countries formed the CIP (Commission Internationale Permanente pour l’Epreuve des Armes à Feu Portatives) as a formal standards group to ensure consistent testing among member countries.