The C is the mark of a Parker Bros. worker. The 4 above the D (indicating Damascus) in the case of your barrels - represents the 'level' of the Damascus. There was 2-iron crolle, 3-iron crolle, 4-iron crolle, 5-iron crolle and 6-iron crolle... yours is obviously 4-iron crolle Damascus.
The other 4 is for the pre-struck weight of the unfinished barrels - in the case of your barrels, 4 lbs., 3 oz.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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