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Unread 09-04-2023, 06:59 PM   #1
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Default VH Grade barrel markings

I picked up a Parker 12 GA VH grade with 30” barrels. In studying the watertable and barrel flats it appears that the gun:

Made in 1901
Vulcan Steel barrels
No. 2 frame
4.4 barrel weight before striking

My questions:
What does the Kf mean?
What does the + on the barrel flats under each barrel mean?





Thanks in advance for your input.
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There have been several opinions of what the Kf represents and you can find them by doing a search here on the forum.

There has been speculation that the + may indicate a slight overboring due to some minor roughness in the bore after the first boring. We often see the + on just one barrel but oftener there will be no + at all.





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Thank you Dean.
Appreciate it.
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