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02-23-2020, 02:28 PM
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"Capital E" on cylinder
What would a capital "E" stamp on the cylinder of a Model 640 signify?
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02-23-2020, 04:48 PM
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You got me curious so I just took a look at my 640 no dash cylinder and it's also stamped with an "E".
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02-23-2020, 05:32 PM
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“E”xcellent taste in firearms?
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02-23-2020, 10:05 PM
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200+ views and no other responses so you meet be right 
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Probably an inspector's mark or to identify it as a .38 (vs. .357) part. Many stainless K frame .357 cylinders were stamped V, probably for the same reason(s).
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02-23-2020, 10:21 PM
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It's a 640 no dash which are pre-.357... maybe to in indicate a .38 instead of a 9mm / 940 cylinder?
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Does it distinguish between .38 and .357 cylinders--
like "V" and "F", on six shooters?
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02-23-2020, 10:30 PM
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While I dont have any with the letter "E".
Many of my older SS cylinders are stamped with the letter V and at least one has the letter F.
IIRC that stamp was to identify them at the factory as SS to distinguish them from carbon steel cylinders prior to bluing.
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02-23-2020, 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Engine49guy
While I dont have any with the letter "E".
Many of my older SS cylinders are stamped with the letter V and at least one has the letter F.
IIRC that stamp was to identify them at the factory as SS to distinguish them from carbon steel cylinders prior to bluing.
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Or that too. 
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I'm sure this has nothing to do with it, but out of curiosity, does it have a "CEN" serial prefix?
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My 640 BKU has no letter. My 640 CEN has the letter E.
Jughed may be onto something.
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Quote:
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My 640 BKU has no letter. My 640 CEN has the letter E.
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just checked my "CEN" 640...the cylinder has the "E" stamp as well
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