the urban legend is that parker decarbonized barrels were made from civil war surplus musket barrels of unknown origin and quality...better safe than sorry.

I have a Parker with decarbonized barrels that I enjoy having in my collection and enjoy getting out of the safe and looking at occasionally. I have others that I shoot, mostly with twist and Damascus barrels

I still would like to see a set of blown decarbonated barrels and who had them when they failed and what they were shooting in them at that time. Thanks Thomas

I'm not sure "unknown origin" is correct. They were using up old inventory of the Meriden Manufacturing Co contract to make 1863 Springfield rifled muskets.