[BAinMO]

My parts sorting continues. Found this guy in the

barrel box in the gun room. Took it in on trade for something "more than a few days ago". It's a 30-06 newish SAK but I never seen the chrome tip like that. I'm guessing it's something a guy had done??

 

[toolmanm203]

Nope original 1919A4 or more than likely an M37 barrel made by Saco Lowell, they were stellite line and are hard to wear out.

 

[BAinMO]

So that's what a stellite barrel looks like! Cool Thanks!!

 

[Labanaktis]

Nice find!
Matt

 

[L999here]

Believe most of the stellite was used for the bbl inside lands and grooves and an occasional trunion. Might be an Izzy addition for the muzzle...? That's another first I've seen this week,next to the single Lewis drum pouch's.

 

[tanktrack]

Most of the stelite lined barrels that I have seen have a stake mark on the breach end about 1/18 in diameter where the liner is put in show us a picture of the chamber end

 

[GBYENKO]

Believe most of the stellite was used for the bbl inside lands and grooves and an occasional trunion. Might be an Izzy addition for the muzzle...? That's another first I've seen this week,next to the single Lewis drum pouch's.

Trunion would be hard chrome, that also appears to have been done on the bearing end of that barrel. Stelite was a liner installed in the chamber end 6"s or so

 

[toolmanm203]

Correct they were hard chromed on the ends and also the M37 boosters were hard chromed on the inside. It made cleaning them a snap.

 

[OLDIRONSIGHT]

Yep definitely Saco Lowell M37 barrel, stellite lined and hard chromed muzzle end. Same hard chrome process done at Rock Island on 50’s era A6 barrels and trunnion feed ways.