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Posted: 6/26/2026 4:49:15 PM EDT
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Found a m2 50 cal barrel in my hoard. Its new old stock. Unfired since being proofed. It is marked D28253A-9 also has a "D" stamp before the D28253A-9 and a "K" after there is a larger "253" stamped on the thickest part.. my question is what do I have and what is it worth? The breech end is threaded. |
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Originally Posted By KitBuilder: Should be a standard M2 HB (Heavy Barrel). The -9 is an older revision of the drawing number. I’m getting Google hits suggesting an unlined (so not chrome lined) barrel, probably from WWII. The chamber most definitely looks to be chromed. |
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Originally Posted By eyeson: The chamber most definitely looks to be chromed. Strangely I’m not finding any good info explaining the -#s in the drawing revisions explaining what changed and when. They switched to Stellite liners too, at some point. This has a photo showing a chrome lined one: https://www.1919a4.com/threads/m2-heavy-barrel.116518/ |
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Originally Posted By eyeson: Found a m2 50 cal barrel in my hoard. Its new old stock. Unfired since being proofed. It is marked D28253A-9 also has a "D" stamp before the D28253A-9 and a "K" after there is a larger "253" stamped on the thickest part.. my question is what do I have and what is it worth? The breech end is threaded. Wish I could just find unfired M2HB barrels like that….. |
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