Hello Clint, Nice set of barrels, I feel that Ithica had some of the best chain patterns. Due to the apperance of the top rib, I believe that these barrels were refinished, but a long time ago. The pattern orientaion is correct, however the two tubes appear different. This is due to the refinishers etching process. As the ribands are wound and hammer welded the exerted hammer force varies between barrels. The tube that shows the white weld lines tells me that the metal is more dense than the welds on the other tube. Increased density from additional force is much harder to properly etch than less dense metal. Additional finishing steps need to be taken to even out the appearance, but It can be done. I doubt that they left the factory looking like that. Iam sure that the old timers had to deal with these problems on a daily basis, but they had there little tricks. The ability to take finish is greatly compounded by the hardness of the tubes. Parker fine twist barrels are among the hardest to refinish due to the hardness of the ribands. Potentially your barrels could look awsome, done correctly.
Brad
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03-26-2010, 05:43 PM
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