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Hello guys! New poster here looking for some info on a barrel I purchased awhile back. Thought I was buying an 8x57 barrel for a possible rebore idea. I looked at it a little more closely and saw a 60 stamped on the bottom. To my delight an 8x60 cartridge from my collection fit perfectly! I'm curious as to what the other markings might mean and since I don't have the Speed book or anything that would tell me, I thought I would inquire here. It is 22.6 inches long with front claw mount and light engraving on thin shoulder. Left side reads A. Plett Frankfort A/M. Bottom has R,G, and U proofs which I think I understand. Also has Krupp-Stahl and S.T.mG N 12gr. which I figured out. What I'm most curious about is a symbol that is a T that is also an F overlaid with a C. Sorry no pictures. There is a 7.8mm bore stamp, (I do get a .323 slug measurement). There is the 60 and two dates, 3/27 and a 12/25 below that. Why? There is a script WK, Wilhelm Kleber? Upon closer examination there is a smaller 4 inside the 0 of the 60. Sorry for the length of this. I guess a picture is worth a thousand words! What can you tell about my barrel? Since it has a nice bore I would like to screw it to a suitable action and stock it in a European style. Thanks in advance!

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