What replacement barrel is this?

OD#3 · 09-08-2010, 02:18 PM

A 1940 42 code I ordered from Simpson's arrived yesterday. It was listed as all matching except the takedown lever, sear, and magazine. But the barrel looks to be a replacement of some kind. Its only marks are three capital letters on the bottom near the breech arranged in a triangle with "E" on top and larger font "P S" under that. Irritating. Everything else was well-represented, and I new I was getting a shooter, but I would have liked to have known beforehand that the only reason the bore was in "excellent" condition was because it was a replacement.

09-08-2010, 02:18 PM	#1
OD#3 User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	What replacement barrel is this? A 1940 42 code I ordered from Simpson's arrived yesterday. It was listed as all matching except the takedown lever, sear, and magazine. But the barrel looks to be a replacement of some kind. Its only marks are three capital letters on the bottom near the breech arranged in a triangle with "E" on top and larger font "P S" under that. Irritating. Everything else was well-represented, and I new I was getting a shooter, but I would have liked to have known beforehand that the only reason the bore was in "excellent" condition was because it was a replacement. Last edited by OD#3; 09-08-2010 at 06:22 PM. Reason: Photo Added