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The composition or name on the barrels (rib) is of more marketing value than insurance against bursting with stout loads.
I think this statement may be the case for the majority of fluid pressed steels in the Meriden days... with the exception of Whitworth Steel imported from England to be used only on the finest of Parkers.
Refer to Charlie Price's article in the 2013 Autumn Issue of Parker Pages.
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