On another thread there was a question about proper barrel rib markings. For Bernard barrels, TPS states that a roll stamp was not made until the mid 1890's, with prior Bernards having the rib inscription hand engraved.
It is not unusual to find Bernard and Damascus barrels from high grade guns without arrows on opposite ends of the rib I have several with curly-cues or squash blossoms, the latest being a 1904 gun.
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