No steel grade marking on the Model 43 pump gun at all.
Just the stamp(s) in the picture above.
I was aware of the Special Smokeless Steel and the For B/P Only marking on the rifles.
I haven't noticed those markings on Marlin pumpguns,,but then they have been few in my list of aquisitions over the years.
Only the second '43 I've had. A couple of the hammer pumps have come and gone.
I don't mind shooting the hammerless Marlins like this one. They are a somewhat fragile design, but I can deal with that.
The hammer pumps are just an unsafe design with that poorly designed bolt lock arm underneath. I won't shoot those.
This one's getting a face lift & upgrade of sorts.
Redone wood, some engraving, new pad to replace the plywood spacer and Pacmayr additions it had.
Nice shooter. Full choke makes for a nice skeet gun.
I keep the loads down in psi for all my elder shooters.
