1942 VKT All Matching B Barrel M91 With Leige Marks

[100Acre]

Howdy, been a while. I have picked up a few new toys since my last visit. I'll start with this baby with a mirror shiny barrel. Paid $275

[Phosphorus32]

Very nice!  I love the Finnish stocks. Mine is 1820 serial numbers higher.

[100Acre]

I picked up another B barrel recently along with a new all matching Westinghouse and some others I'll try to share in the next few days.

[Larry D.]

I'd like a couple more shots of that oh-so-sexy receiver.

[100Acre]

I'll take some more tomorrow. I am interested and wondering why there's a 7.62 stamped on the barrel to the left. Also, are the squiggly lines on the left side of the barrel, the leige marks?

[Phosphorus32]

I'll take some more tomorrow. I am interested and wondering why there's a 7.62 stamped on the barrel to the left. Also, are the squiggly lines on the left side of the barrel, the leige marks?

7.62mm is the caliber (7.62x54mm), Z is inspector Theodore Degobort, then the Liege proof mark. All three of those marks were done in Belgium.

[100Acre]

I knew the caliber, I've just never seen it stamped into a barrel before. Thanks!

[Phosphorus32]

I knew the caliber, I've just never seen it stamped into a barrel before. Thanks!

You’re welcome. I assumed you knew the chambering, just pointing out that particular  caliber marking is part of the Belgian proof house markings on the “B barrels”.

[Greasemonkey]

My '42 "B" barrel is around 25K higher in serial.. it has no VKT stamp on the barrel shank.. Strangely, when I tore it down and cleaned the gunk out, I was rewarded with a M27 trigger setup, talk about a sweet trigger.