Farmingdale Question

[sherbs]

On a 30" Oct barrel Farmingdale Rifle, under # 5000 would the barrel have been made outside of Shiloh? If it was, any ideas on the barrel maker?

[Chief Beck]

sherbs,

I don't know about the serial # range, but it is my understanding that the Farmingdales carried Navy Arms made barrels and some had barrels made by Sharron.


Dennis

[sherbs]

If the rifle has a Navy Arms Barrel, would it be an Italian made one?

[Chief Beck]

sherbs,

Tap it with a brass rod - if the ring sounds like "Iti-wang" then it is Italian made.

Just kidding - I have no idea how to tell! You may want to contact Shiloh or maybe MLV would know.

[boge]

I believe Wolf made his own barrels on a surplus WWII barrel machine and that it remains (in some form) with Shiloh today. Obviously, Kirk would know.

[Kirk]

By the time that serial number was made, Wolf was making his own barrels. As far as I could ever figure out it was only the first few years
that he used different barrels, that's about all I can tell ya.

[sherbs]

Thanks for the info!

[C.L. Hiatt II]

By the time that serial number was made, Wolf was making his own barrels. As far as I could ever figure out it was only the first few years that he used different barrels, that's about all I can tell ya.

So based on your knowledge a .54 caliber 1863 serial # barely over 1000 would possibly be first couple of years mfg. date & outside contract barrel?