Rabbit
Krupp made steel but I doubt that they made anyone keep the name on the gun. I suspect it was the other way around. Maybe Krupp was such a "brand name" that it was restruck after the barrel was filed. Like Whitworth barrels were considered the top of the line for years Krupp enjoyed a well earned reputation as a premium steel for many years.
Easy to have a die made to re-apply the Krupp steel name. If that is the case a few Krupp might have been "joeblow" steels and just re-struck as Krupp. Never miss a sale even if you have to do a little creative stamping. Once again I wish these guns could talk and tell us where and what they have been through and what they have seen over the years.
