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thompson center muzzlelloader the serial starts with an S does that signify what model it is
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I believe the S signifies it is a Sharon barrel. It should also have a heart or spade on the underside of the barrel by the tang.
Not necessarily. T/C stamped the serial number with a K for a kit rifle or no letter prefix for factory assembled rifles. The spade or Maltese cross are early T/C inspection markings and have no documented significance with respect a manufacturer of the barrel.
longcruise
70 Cal.
The S is a mystery to me. Very curious about the conclusion, if any, on this question 
I do not know of any Sharon marked rifle barrels that are stamped with the spade or Maltese Cross. I have a Sharon barrel. The only inspection stamp is the name, Sharon.
It seems different T/C inspectors used various stamps, such as a heart, a spade, a Maltese cross, a capital M in a circle among other letters. Now if you are going to suggest that each stamp represents a different barrel manufacturer…….
Everything I have read about the TC barrels supplied by Sharon is they were all stamped with either a spade or heart. I have never read about a TC serial number that started with an S but it seems to me if the barrel in question has one of the other stamps, the S would also indicate Sharon as the barrel maker. The only TC serial number that starts with a letter that I have read about were those that started with a K indicating the rifle was a Kit gun.
Also I guess most of us know that the records of TC serial numbers were destroyed in a fire so research is quite difficult.
Now if anyone is really interested in doing a ton of reading here are 2 Google searches with plenty of reading about the subject...good luck.
https://www.google.com/search?q=Tho...1A6g4ChDy0wN6BAgDEAQ&biw=1057&bih=484&dpr=1.2
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-e&q=Thompson+Center+sharon+barrel+site:muzzleloadingforum.com
https://www.google.com/search?q=Tho...1A6g4ChDy0wN6BAgDEAQ&biw=1057&bih=484&dpr=1.2
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-e&q=Thompson+Center+sharon+barrel+site:muzzleloadingforum.com
mooggysnacks
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What about the serial number 14100
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