Edgar,Years ago I subscribed to this theory also but since then I have learned differently. Please take a look at page 427 in TPS. I shows an unfinished set of barrels with the weight stamp already impressed in the assembly. I have had a similar set here and that set wasn't chambered yet. I really believe the barrel weight stamp was for internal use to help the fitters chose a set of barrels that would compliment the final desired weight of a finished gun.
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