I'd have to agree with Dave that it's a stretch to speculate that K is an inspector's mark, Charles King or otherwise. If a superintendent was also serving as an inspector, wouldn't his mark also appear on all grades higher than V grade, and wouldn't he also inspect guns with damascus barrels? I also think it's a stretch to suggest 'f' represented 'finished' as I would presume it wouldn't be inspected until it was finished, making it redundant. If W.K., and J.G., then, why not C.K.?
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