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About 85% of all damascus barrelled Parker guns were grade 2 , so the D was sufficient most of the time. The added letter or number separated the few higher grades. The reason for the stamp is that , prior to finishing and bluing, the rough barrels looked alike to the workers in the shop.
Damascus Identification
Threaded Mode