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Unread 07-14-2021, 10:51 AM   #4
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That listing from The Parker Story doesn't include the marks found in the barrel material location on the right barrel flat of the early Vulcan Steel, Titanic Steel and even a few Acme Steel barrels. On the Titanic and even a few Acme Steel barrels the mark is a K --

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For Vulcan Steel the marking is a Kf --

111056 01 16-gauge, 28-inch, Kf barrel steel.jpg

These marks were in use up into the 134xxx range. By the 135xxx range we begin seeing the T, A, and V in a circle.
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