Who "made" this barrel? - pics

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Installed in a Saiga .308 rifle:
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I picked this barrel assy up on Gunbroker back in '07, I think the seller was in Connecticut. Has a British proof mark so it appears to have been in England once upon a time.

It's 26" long,
OD is 7/8",
chambered in .308,
gas block is steel (fluted to match the barrel),
handguard is slightly modified 308 Saiga,
rear sight base and gas tube are stock 308 Saiga.

There are 2 small holes on the underside at the muzzle, probably for some type of front sight, muzzle is about 7/8" OD. From what I can see, excellent craftsmanship overall, any ideas as to who might have done the work?

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PS: a shoutout from Texas to Georgia...many (MANY!) thanks to Saiga board member superhawk138 for his help over the years in trying to help solve this mystery.
 
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OD of the barrel is around 7/8" at the muzzle, didn't know any Valmets were that large(?)


eta - edited OP to reflect that dimension.

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I think you are right. I was just looking at the hand guard which really looks like a Valmet.
 
It looks like it came off a Super VEPR rifle. See here
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I guess if you ignore the length, the gas block, the lack of a brake, the proof marks, etc then it kind of does in the sense they are both heavier profile barrels with flutes.
 
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