Originally Posted By: cadet
".....The stars stamped on the breech are an interesting thing: I've seen them before on ex-military weapons; applied in service to denote some level of corrosion in the barrel - if on the breech, corrosion in the chamber; if ahead of the breech, in the barrel. Whether they have that application in this case I have no idea...."

Hello cadet,

Thanks for the reply.

I don't think that's the case here because the chambers and bores are in very good condition.

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