Thank you for the replies guys, yes Tony that's why I was thinking 38/55 as it looks close to 32/40 & BSA chambered small Martinis in that caliber, I see what DD is saying on the tenon, it sure is small, if I use the heavy BSA 12/15 I could fit a larger barrel tenon, but was only thinking 38/55 as I had this spare Francotte (or what I thought was) barrel, I only want a 357Max really & would get one of the worn hexagonal barrels rebored if I was in the US, the .380 barrel is a Ovate style !
But this is all mute now as I pulled the barrels out of most of the Martinis I have & the .380 is much smaller in the treads & a loose fit in all the small actions I have, the BSA 12/15 is the same as the BSA 310 Cadet the Francotte 297/230's barrel is a loose fit in the BSA actions & the .380 barrel is a loose fit in the Francotte action, so I'm out of luck on this idea, for now any way !
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