Quote Originally Posted by oldfoneguy View Post
The work done was wartime expedient meaning if it worked it was good. If indeed your barrel is over or under clocked it could be a good used barrel replacement during the refurb. It never would have left the factory like that. It could have been done by one of the dozens of small cottage shops where quality control was lax as opposed to being done at the Weedon Armory. In that aspect alone it's a piece of history and indicative of the desperation of the time. Cool! The volley sights had to be a post war addition as they were stripped off when refurbed.
I find it all fascinating. Certainly fun while completing my MA in history! What do you make of the barrel 16' date marking and serial number? A force matched 1916 barrel? Since the barrel serial number might have a different font than the serial number on receiver, as well as a different finish. I also still do not know what was being referred to as potential hebrew lettering. Hmm.