Ellenbr,
Once again thank you for such in depth information. I'm still curious what you think of the coating on the barrels. I have been looking for a few weeks now and haven't come across any pictures or references regarding a drilling with shiny barrels. The barrel finish looks the same as the receiver finish. I've noticed the other markings you pointed out on the drilling, unfortunately the only markings are the ones in the pictures. There was no marking on the flats and nothing that looked like any trademark stamp. After going back and giving it a hard look I'm not to sure it is a Merkel. The engraving doesn't seem to be the same style (although I'm probably not nearly knowledgeable enough to make that call). There is an emblem on the trigger guard that is a S and K on top of each other. Does that mean anything to you?
