Never mind!
It appears my theory that the single digits on Simson replacement barrels indicated bore measurements is WRONG! In my database, I stumbled on a reworked 1915 DWM LP08 with Simson proofs on the barrel, the number 5 and the bore diameter 8,83. This is too great a discrepancy to explain as measurement differences. I apologize for dragging this red herring across the forum.
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