Rib with no "matting"

TNR · 02-16-2016, 01:31 PM

A couple months ago I looked a friend's gun, a early 20 ga VH, and the barrels had no matting at all (totally smooth) on the top of the rib. The barrels were no question parker barrels with the typical parker inspector stamps, etc on the flats, etc. and were serialized to the gun.

I have seen Remington era guns without the roll stamp on the barrel rib but they had matting.

I have seen a few mentions that some Remington rebarrel jobs have no matting on the rib? I've also heard of some NOS barrels being fitted by Lefever? But if it was the later would they be serialized to the gun with no matting?

Can anyone confirm this?

I know there was a good article on rib matting in a 2013 parker pages issue but apparently I misplaced that issue...

George M. Purtill Member #28 · 02-16-2016, 02:28 PM

Pictures would be helpful.

Bill Murphy · 02-16-2016, 02:43 PM

Serial number would give us a clue.

TNR · 02-16-2016, 02:50 PM

Sorry didnt take any pictures or jot serial # but I could ask - i know the gun isn't in the serialization book. He's not a collector and I had more interest in the gun than he did.

All I can say is the barrels are very nice just no rib matting.

I thought it was very strange.

Gary Rennles · 02-16-2016, 07:17 PM

I have a hammer gun that has Twist barrels and no rib matting, # 47005

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George M. Purtill Member #28 · 02-16-2016, 07:23 PM

I have a CHE 12 with no rib matting # 129528. It has a lot of weird attributes, the least of which is an almost bead blasted rib.

Bruce Day · 02-16-2016, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by George M. Purtill

I have a CHE 12 with no rib matting # 129528. It has a lot of weird attributes, the least of which is an almost bead blasted rib.

Special order gun, George.

Bruce Day · 02-16-2016, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Gary Rennles

I have a hammer gun that has Twist barrels and no rib matting, # 47005

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Well that might be because rib matting did not begin until 1885.

Gary Rennles · 02-16-2016, 09:24 PM

Thank you Dean, I have never used that feature.
Edgar the 2 guns are close, both made in 1886.

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Dean Romig · 02-16-2016, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Gary Rennles

I have a hammer gun that has Twist barrels and no rib matting, # 47005.

That was how they were made back then. I don't know the year or serial number when Parker Bros. started matting the ribs but it was obviously after yours was made.

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