Gary L. Cheris - the T in a circle is the barrel steel stamp for Titanic Steel which wasn’t even in existence until 1897. You will find that the stamp on your barrel flats is a T with a crescent and below it which is the barrel steel stamp for Twist barrels.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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