That is a set of barrels made in Meriden and marked at both Meriden and Ilion. After the move to Ilion Remington no longer stamped the barrel flats with the type of steel or grade and that set is stamped OV for Trojan. If Remington replaced those barrels in Ilion (dated 1940) they would have used a set brought from Meriden in the move.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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