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Unread 02-19-2014, 06:33 PM   #32
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the urban legend is that parker decarbonized barrels were made from civil war surplus musket barrels of unknown origin and quality...better safe than sorry.
I'm not sure "unknown origin" is correct. They were using up old inventory of the Meriden Manufacturing Co contract to make 1863 Springfield rifled muskets.
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