Un-struck Barrel Weight v. Actual (Again!)
 

I've started a thread in the past about the stamped, un-struck barrel weight of a set of barrels and the actual weight of those barrels after Parker's barrel wizards worked them to their finished state. I've inventoried my collection -- meager as it is -- and have found a wide range of differences in the stamped and final barrel weights. This includes weights for the entire gun as specified in their research letters. In other words, I have some confidence in the originality of the final barrel weights of some of the guns I've documented. I understand that honing barrels to remove pits takes out weight. That's not the question I have.

I have not found any case in which there was not a reduction in barrel weight after striking. The amount can certainly vary, but the finished barrels of those I've weighed have always been lighter. Always. And usually by several ounces minimum.

I recently saw an advertisement for a Parker for sale. It was a 2-barrel set and a high grade gun. The seller -- a dealer -- stated that the stamped, un-struck barrel weight and the current weight were the same.

Has anyone else observed a documented case where the stamped and finished barrel weights were the same?

Just curious...and skeptical...

It has been my experience that generally the barrels and forend combined usually are within two ounces of the struck weight . Meaning they could be as much as two ounces less or as much as two ounces more with the forend attached . So to answer your question more correctly I’ve never seen a set of barrels that were uncut that were close to the stamped struck weight alone without the forend .