Bill, it is 227XXX. I only put the X's there because I don't recall those last three digits.
It letters as having gone back to Meriden to be fitted with the Damascus barrels from a G-grade number of 150XXX or something like that.
Ray, I'm sure a great many shooters 'of the day' were quite comfortable with Damascus barrels and appreciated the intricate pattern of those composite tubes.
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