That was a great find of Parker barrel making history.
Is there a stamping on the barrel flats as to the type of steel?
Concerning the ejectors, there would not have been a retaining screw in the lug area like there is with plain extractors. The ejectors were contained by the dovetailed plate in the end of the yet to be installed doll's head. It's interesting that the rib is laid all the way to the end of the breech and is notched. That doesn't jive with my understanding of the attachment of the dolls head. The latest Parker Pages has an article about Parkers barrel manufacturing process, perhaps it will explain the method. I'll check on it tonight.
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