Markings on 1943 Saginaw Barrel

[kkc641]

Most is worn off wondering if anyone could tell me who made the barrel,Thank-you in advance.Not sure how to post a pic.

[Mike in NC]

That looks like a Winchester proof mark to me. Sure looks like a Winchester barrel to me. Most likely a replacement barrel. If this carbine is a Saginaw S.G. and not a Saginaw S'G' carbine, I would expect only a Saginaw barrel to be on this carbine during production.

[kkc641]

Thank-you after looking at all the different barrel markings of different manufacturers i kind of thought the samething.

[Johnny P]

Magnified the marking is definitely a badly struck WP. No record of Winchester barrels being transferred to Saginaw.

[kkc641]

I bought it for a shooter.The good thing is the bore is excellent and the slide,bolt and trigger housing are Saginaw.

[Johnny P]

With all the military Carbine ammo being non-corrosive I don't believe I have ever seen an original Carbine with a bad bore.

[kkc641]

I have seen a few wore out using a muzzle wear gauge but not pitted or dark.

[Johnny P]

The jointed G.I. cleaning rods were hell on the muzzle. If the joints didn't line up evenly or the joints stuck out they made a slow but effective cutting tool. Some of the Korean imports of several years ago failed the bullet test by the neck of the round starting to enter the bore.