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It is all what the customer ordered as the replacement. The barrels were half the price of the gun. Lower grade barrels were cheaper than higher grade barrels.
Allen, Perhapse photos of this “44” you mention will help some try to identify it.???
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08-12-2018, 08:49 AM | #14 | ||||||
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I’ve seen it and I’m sure it is just another of those stamps we will never know the significance of.
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08-12-2018, 09:31 AM | #16 | ||||||
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The set of 32-inch Vulcan Steel 20-gauge barrels, fitted to my 1889 vintage GH-Grade 12-gauge 2-frame gun, have a number 153 stamped on the left barrel flat. Have not discovered what that means. The Vulcan Steel barrels have the CT., U.S.A. address, but don't have the Parker Bros. Overload Proved stamp.
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My barrels don't have the overload proof stamping but they do have Walter Kings mark.
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Dean, you are correct. The 44 mark is on the left flat and the unstruck barrel weight mark of 4 6 (with the 6 in an elevated position) on the right flat.
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08-12-2018, 10:02 AM | #19 | ||||||
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Allan, the 44 could represent a material change since Vulcan steel isn't recognized by the SAE, could represent a process change, an inspector stamp, or a sampling/testing mark. When problems arise in manufacturing, you solve the problem first then adjust the process.It also can represent an employee number who is new to soldiering or brazing the barrels together
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08-12-2018, 10:13 AM | #20 | ||||||
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The barrels are Titanic steel and marked accordingly. My gut sense is that the 44 is an indiidual's code mark
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