Unusual barrels

[B. Dudley]

It is just has an empty circle. No V. The circle was standard fare for most unfinished meriden built barrel sets. The steel type stamp was added in when the gun was being put together. That being the main support for the idea that Parker did not actually use different steel types for their fluid steel barrels. I think the only exception to this would be Parker Special Steel which just had the PS stamp with no circle.

Weep holes would be put in at the time of bluing.

[Dean Romig]

And the OV barrels on the Trojans and the Whitworth barrels as well that were serial numbered at the Whitworth plant.





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[Researcher]

I think the only exception to this would be Parker Special Steel which just had the PS stamp with no circle.

From my observations I find the early Parked Spec. Steel barrels being marked P.S. on the barrel flat.

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Beginning in the 204xxx range the handful of GH/GHEs I've recorded have the PS in a circle --

204493 05 LNN3, L= February, NN = 1944; PNN3, P = June, NN = 1944; PPP3, P = June, PP = 1945;.jpg

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[Gary Bodrato]

To add to the confussion of "Made in the USA", there are Belgian Export unfinished barrel proof marks on the left barrel flat shoulder !! The open end gauge oval with arrow ends and the remnents of the dancing lion are visiable

[Gary Bodrato]

Photographed and enlargement of proof marks

[B. Dudley]

It is nothing. Just some scratches.

[Gary Bodrato]

Deadwrong Brian, hit the photo to enlarge. 3/4 oval gauge stamp with arrow ends clearly visable, also dancing lion stamp

[John Davis]

I’m with Brian on this one.

[B. Dudley]

If you see that, then good for you. You have a wilder imagination than most.

Do you read palms and tea leaves too?

[Stan Hillis]

I'm not taking sides here, but I definitely see the oval with at least one clearly defined "arrowhead" on one end of it. It's an odd "scratch" that forms a tiny perfect arrowhead on the end of an oval line. Just sayin'.