Original Barrel Color?

[ch]

I don't know but a friend told me they will kind of turn brown after time in the right condition. Mine under the forend look black and white. NOT to say Dean's arn't plum. Just my 2 cent's. best ch

[Drew Hause]

This is a nice example, courtesy of Carl Brandt, of Twist barrels that have turned 'plum' but with the original 'black & white' apparent underneath the FE



Parker D3



More examples of now more than 100 year old colors are here
http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/17227428
and http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/19025099