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Originally Posted by Brian Dudley
To tell what year the barrels were made, just look up the serial number that is on the side of the locking lug. If by chance you have a serial number that predates the advent of Vulcan steel, then you are looking at some different scenario, like a barrel that has had components replaced. Such as the lug or rib. IE: replacing the top rib on a set of twist barrels with a Vulcan rib. Or if the barrels have been mono blocked, who knows what might have been done.
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Brian, what you're saying assumes the barrels are original, but if a gun, made in in 1890, is sent back in 1920 for a new set of barrels, the barrels will be serial numbered to the gun, so what you're saying would lead someone to believe those 1920 barrels were made in 1890.
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