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There came a time, generally agreed it was at the outset of The Great War, that foreign sourced barrels, Damascus included, immediately became unavailable. So, unless Parker Bros. Had some Damascus barrels in house, fluid pressed steel sourced in America, Vulcan being the least expensive, would have been the usual choice. Choice in this case would have been the customer’s in most cases.
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08-12-2018, 08:25 AM
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And the 44 is on the left barrel flat where the unstruck barrel weight is always on the right barrel flat.
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08-12-2018, 08:37 AM
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It is all what the customer ordered as the replacement. The barrels were half the price of the gun. Lower grade barrels were cheaper than higher grade barrels.
Allen, Perhapse photos of this “44” you mention will help some try to identify it.???
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08-12-2018, 08:49 AM
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I’ve seen it and I’m sure it is just another of those stamps we will never know the significance of.
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08-12-2018, 09:31 AM
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The set of 32-inch Vulcan Steel 20-gauge barrels, fitted to my 1889 vintage GH-Grade 12-gauge 2-frame gun, have a number 153 stamped on the left barrel flat. Have not discovered what that means. The Vulcan Steel barrels have the CT., U.S.A. address, but don't have the Parker Bros. Overload Proved stamp.
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08-12-2018, 09:35 AM
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My barrels don't have the overload proof stamping but they do have Walter Kings mark.
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08-12-2018, 09:37 AM
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Dean, you are correct. The 44 mark is on the left flat and the unstruck barrel weight mark of 4 6 (with the 6 in an elevated position) on the right flat.
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08-12-2018, 10:02 AM
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Allan, the 44 could represent a material change since Vulcan steel isn't recognized by the SAE, could represent a process change, an inspector stamp, or a sampling/testing mark. When problems arise in manufacturing, you solve the problem first then adjust the process.It also can represent an employee number who is new to soldiering or brazing the barrels together
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