TC Renegade barrel markings

[bubba.50]

Not true on that part. Traditions puts their name on a lot of different makers. Chappa, pietta, etc.

Since you have so much guaranteed info, explain why barrels came with an iron cross or a spade.

It's been explained to you 100 times but keeps skipping over that 'ex-spurt' chunk of granite on your shoulders. Inspectors marks TC used over the years. Just like the heart, the diamond, the star, the 'M', the 'M' in a circle, etc, etc, etc ad infinitum. So again, using your logic that each mark denotes a different maker, who made all those barrels with the other marks listed?

 

[Frontier's]

You're the 50 years of expertise. You tell us who used the spade and the cross.

 

[bubba.50]

You're the 50 years of expertise. You tell us who used the spade and the cross.

Thompson Center genius.

 

[Frontier's]

Thompson Center genius.

 

[bubba.50]

Thompson Center genius.

That would be obvious to anyone but you.

 

[Frontier's]

That would be obvious to anyone but you.

Typical of you to not provide any valuable info, just hearsay of your own opinion.

What American gun barrel maker uses the spade and iron cross stamp...

 

[Frontier's]

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[bubba.50]

Typical of you to not provide any valuable info, just hearsay of your own opinion.

What American gun barrel maker uses the spade and iron cross stamp...

Pot calling the kettle black. Imagine that when you do nothing but parrot 50 years of gossip.

Let me see, we have a Thompson Center barrel, on a Thompson Center gun, in a Thompson Center factory, Gee, I wonder who stamped the barrels?

And your so-called 'proof' is just more of that hearsay.

 

[OldMaineWoodsman]

I believe those markings are simply inspection marks. These type of marks or stamps indicate that the barrel has undergone certain production operations during the manufacturing process such as heat treating or various tolerance inspections.

Barrel markings can be confusing and is a study in itself. For example, a Ruger Blackhawk is marked Southport, CT. A Ruger P-series pistol is also marked Southport, CT. However, the Blackhawk is manufactured in Ruger's facility in Newport, New Hampshire, and the P-series pistols are manufactured in their Prescott, Arizona facility. Because their corporate headquarters are or was in Southport, they have an approved marking variance from ATF to mark them Southport, CT.

Because the T/C Hawken, Renegade, Seneca, etc. are muzzleloaders and not subject to the Gun Control Act marking requirements, T/C really wasn't required to mark them with their name and Rochester, NH. I'm going to take a guess (just that, a guess) that they would not have done that if they did not manufacture them.

As an aside, the same cross mark can be found on Contender barrels.

 

[Touchrock]

This came from the Thompson Center muzzleloader enthusiast page on Facebook. The man that wrote this created the page and worked at TC in the barrel shop. He now owns his own custom muzzleloader shop and restores TC muzzleloaders as well. He was there… he knows. All those barrel stamps are nothing more than inspector stamps. I saved the text of his post in my notes just to clear up any misinformation lurking around on the internet. this is a screenshot of what I saved So here’s the truth