JamesKelly
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Does anyone know - for sure - exactly what these marks on my Traditions Kentucky kit barrel mean? Yeah, they look like they should be proof marks. But are they for real, has this barrel actually been proofed? Or might they be something added to help market these rifles. I googled Spanish proofs but could not find any clear contemporary information.
I admit to being a trifle paranoid. I am a metallurgist, for some half-century + now. In the 1980's I was involved as an expert witness assisting a few gentlemen who had been crippled by their side-lock percussion muzzle loaders. No, smokeless was not involved. Yes, I am picky about what my barrel should be made of. I stopped shooting my own rifle when I learned what I'd used for a barrel. Now I would like to turn this Traditions kit into a Faux Leman, with tacks & maybe rawhide, just to mess around with.
I admit to being a trifle paranoid. I am a metallurgist, for some half-century + now. In the 1980's I was involved as an expert witness assisting a few gentlemen who had been crippled by their side-lock percussion muzzle loaders. No, smokeless was not involved. Yes, I am picky about what my barrel should be made of. I stopped shooting my own rifle when I learned what I'd used for a barrel. Now I would like to turn this Traditions kit into a Faux Leman, with tacks & maybe rawhide, just to mess around with.