misako50
Sako-addicted
Scott- That barrel may have been made and stamped in late 1967 and set in a bin to be used as needed. It could very easily not been used first ahead of the non-marked bofors barrels. I have or have had L579s in deluxe and standard forester that have serial numbers as early as 102XX, 106XX and 108XX and some of the factory data that has been collected would put those in a 1959 production run. Those are 2 .308s and 1 .243. I bought one of the .308s in Febr. or March of 1960. I don't remember the date or day but I remember the night was cold in the teens and it was snowing lightly. My brother let me drive because I just had a learners permit.(under 16 yrs. old).