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Posted: 6/15/2015 2:51:36 PM EDT
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Gents,
I am attempting to get any information I can regarding a barrel I have recently ran across on a pistol build. It is a matte gray color as opposed to black, or the typical shiny silver commonly seen on a stainless barrel. It contains the following markings: DG 5/11 1:7 WYLDE D MPI Sorry, I don't have pics, but was hoping somebody here might be able to help determine the manufacturer of this barrel. I am unsure also as to what the 5/11 designation means. Any help is appreciated. My google-fu has proven weak on this one. |
| Anybody?.... I'm wondering if the thing was built by the old Denny's Guns considering that I am in Kansas City, and that is where they were before they fell off the radar. Either way it is on a build that is fantastic, and runs well. I'd just really like more info regarding the barrel. Any help is much appreciated. |
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Bead blasted stainless usually ends up looking matte grey, that's one possibility. Dry parkerizing has a dark grey matte look that will sometimes look a little "sparkly" until it gets oil on it.
Denny's had at least some of their barrels made by Compass Lake, and they commonly stamped a month/date of manufacture on their barrels so as a guess 5/11 would be May 2011. Of the barrels Denny's had made, they are best known for a 16" midlength, but they did also have some shorter barrels made so that might be a good possibility. |
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Bead blasted stainless usually ends up looking matte grey, that's one possibility. Dry parkerizing has a dark grey matte look that will sometimes look a little "sparkly" until it gets oil on it. Denny's had at least some of their barrels made by Compass Lake, and they commonly stamped a month/date of manufacture on their barrels so as a guess 5/11 would be May 2011. Of the barrels Denny's had made, they are best known for a 16" midlength, but they did also have some shorter barrels made so that might be a good possibility. After much reading, a few phone calls, and a lot of image searches... I believe you nailed it. How you know some obscure bit of info like this I have no idea. Either way, I definitely think you are right. It would also appear that in addition to the date stamp, they also tended to use some designation to indicate the company they produced the barrel for. This seems to also support the theory of Denny's Guns considering the fact that it is located in Kansas City where Denny's Guns was as of the date on the barrel. I also believe it to be beadblasted stainless. From what I can tell.... VERY good barrel at any rate. Thanks to those who offered input, but I am convinced that the above post nailed it. Thank you. |
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