Thanks all. Bluing is old (maybe to "disguise" damascus back in the day). Barrels chime when suspended from hook, so "assume" ribs were not compromised. Some pitting. Good BWT.
Jack
Had a look in the safes. Same hole in a Sterlingworth. If re-blued, it was a long time ago. Another completely blued VH has what appears to be evidence of the hole barely visible. So that one was sealed after being drilled. I cannot see any "latent" impression of a hole on other original blue barrels. Maybe Brad or other barrel guys may know for sure what that hole is all about.
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