Ok so the Barrel date WAS 7 / 43 not 45. So I passed in favor of a 1917 at this time. However interestingly the seller showed me a coupel of barrels he had juist scored - still in their wax paper wrap in a pox postmarked rock island with original invoice - 2 Sedgely barrels, Stamped USMC with WW2 dates. The guy had requested (in 1959) remington barrels but the invoice stated : "In lieu of available remington barrels please accept these as replacement". cost for each $5.20...... where's my time machine when I need it?