Joseph Fraikin (director from 1908 to 1946), was the originator of the creation of the Permanent International Commission for Firearms Testing (C.I.P.). In 1914, the director of the Liège Proof House in Liège, Mr. Progressively, national proof houses were set up in other countries and proof marks were introduced. The Liège Proof House was created at this occasion. Proof testing is compulsory in Belgium since the decree of Maximilian Henry of Bavaria dated May 10, 1672. All firearms of reputable brands were proofed this way. At that time, proofing was executed by "proofers" at public places. In Styria Austria by decree from Maximilian of Habsburg on the 12th of September 1501, a little later in London, and in the 17th century in Liège Belgium. accredited Proof Houses.įirearm safety tests were made compulsory in some countries at the beginning of the 16th century.
At regular intervals, cartridges are tested at the C.I.P. accredited Proof Houses before they can be sold to consumers. To achieve this, the firearms are all professionally proofed at C.I.P.
safeguards that every civil firearm and all ammunition sold in C.I.P. or CIP) is an international organization whose members are 14 states, mainly European. The Commission Internationale Permanente pour l'Epreuve des Armes à Feu Portatives (Permanent International Commission for Firearms Testing - commonly abbreviated as C.I.P.
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