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Brownells is working with an A1 forging also, it's very frequent knowledge that they're utilizing forgings made by Nodak Spud. Unsure where you are obtaining your assumptions from.    The "C" over the barrel would show a chrome chamber only barrel. But AFAIK, Colt marked the "C" up near the muzzle on their early barrels, not under the handguards.