The trouble with Roy's numbers is sometimes he has other numbers in other places. In this case, the last paragraph in the 3rd Model portion of N&J (Revised Edition) reads like so: "There was a skip of 75 numbers from 9442 to 9518, probably due to an error in stamping during manufacture. Total production was therefore 6,949."

Ralph Tremaine

And yes, there are Pope barrels on 3rd Models----one at least. There is a recent thread in this forum--someone has a rather spiffy 3rd Model (In the box, yet!)---and there on the barrel, big as life------H.M. POPE.

I about wet my pants!!

Well, I lied----again! The "recent thread in this forum" is titled something along the lines of "3rd Model Single Shot with messed up barrel". That's not the one "(In the box, yet!)". However, that which is "messed up" about the barrel is some clod stamped "H.M. POPE" on it. It should be noted the author of this "messed up" barrel thread has a sense of humor which is easily as sick as mine!!