Pete; I just took some pictures of the makers marks that are on my barrels. 12 gauge 30" steel barrels. I do not know how to post the pics here but would be happy to email them to you if you are interested. It looks like a sliver moon or C with a line above it.
PS - Any input on how to load a photo directly to a post rather than using a link?
Dave and Sweep-
Here's what I do and it works pretty easily (it would have to for me to use it). First, go to Photobucket and set up an account (it is free):
http://photobucket.com/Then to upload, put your camera's memory card in the card slot on your computer or if the photo is on your computer's drive that's fine, use the browse function in photobucket and locate the photo(s) you want to share with others. Once uploaded you will see the photo with a number of different links. Some of the links are good for inserting in an e-mail, and one of the links is designed for sharing on this and other forums, it is called the IMG Code and begins with [IMG} and ends with [IMG]. Highlight the code by right clicking on it and then copy it. If I have more than one photo to share, I will copy it and paste the copied links to a Word document. Then copy and paste the link (or if you are posting several photos and are using a Word document all the links off of the word document) into the message box of this forum. To see if you did it correctly, you simply click on the preview post function and you should see your message and your photos exactly where you pasted the link in your message (although lately the preview post function hasn't been working for me for some reason). Typing your message on Word also allows you to check your spelling and grammar with the spell check function of Word (or Word Perfect). This should do the trick. Good luck.
Doug