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Originally Posted by Daryl Hallquist
John, good work. Just to be sure, I rechecked my Grade 5, 30,500 serial range Ithaca Crass 12 ga. I removed the extractor and found no marks on the barrel behind the extractor, nor were there any marks on the inside of the extractor or on the outside of the extractor.
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Daryl, this is just speculation on my part. I believe the assembly procedure ( and maybe area worked) was changing as the models and production numbers increased. Thus a need to keep parts paired up. We know the higher Quality (Grades) guns were segregated in ser# lots and given special attention, so that "may" be why no extractor stamps are found on your Quality 5. I do not have any examples higher than Qlty 3.
John