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Originally Posted by Dave Suponski
Edgar, For the sake of clarification. The unstuck barrel weight that is stamped on the barrel assembley is without the forend.
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That makes sense to me, Dave, however, when it was explained to me by a pretty reputable Parker expert, it also made sense. I believe the final striking was just before cold rust bluing, with ribs soldered and fitted to the gun, which would have had to include the fore end. I have weighed finished barrels with the fore end attached, and in most cases, they were about One ounce less than the stamped weight. It is highly unlikely they removed the weight of the fore end plus one once in final striking.
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