That we know of, according to King, PB was fabricating Laminated Steel barrels in 1877, ‘78 and ‘79 but I wasn’t aware they were making their own Twist barrels…
I’ve seen an explanation for that M stamp Drew but I just can’t remember where or what the M indicates.
I thought it might have been for Decarbonized Steel but those tubes certainly aren’t Decarbonized Steel, or are they? Decarbonized barrels were used on some 10, 11 and 12 gauge guns during the years 1869-1875.
On page 581 of The Parker Story, in the table for barrel steel letter codes there is no “Decarbonized” but there is no “M” either… can we deduce the somewhat obvious?
So, it’s an 1879 gun and the rib is marked Twist.
We have, on the very rare occasion, seen that the the rib is marked one thing but the barrel tubes are something else. It’s a head-scratcher for sure.
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but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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