Old Damascus barrels

[LeftyJason]

Saw this video and thought others would find it cool. Will is a bladesmith.

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Few things more beautiful than old Damascus barrels!

Cool
Vid!

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Note that the Damascus has now moved from the barrel to the action…

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Personally, not to my taste. But they are selling a ton of them! Though I think the barrels are fluid steel, so to speak!

Sirhr

 

[roostercogburn98]

Personally a huge fan of a nice Damascus blade. Don’t own any, but I like looking at them.

Always wanted to build a pimped out caspian with a Damascus slide.

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Personally a huge fan of a nice Damascus blade. Don’t own any, but I like looking at them.

Always wanted to build a pimped out caspian with a Damascus slide.

Caspian is just up the road from me. If you ever want anything from them, I’m great friends with the owner. Cheers.

 

[Charger442]

funny this came up, i just talked my Dad out of his old double barrel Damascus hammer gun. its been on his mantel for years. its a classic

 

[roostercogburn98]

Caspian is just up the road from me. If you ever want anything from them, I’m great friends with the owner. Cheers.

I’ve got one of their seconds frames, pretty sure they are called Foster?

Thank you for the offer!!

Be a long time before I’m ready to play with another 1911, but dang they make some nice guns.

 

[sirhrmechanic]

funny this came up, i just talked my Dad out of his old double barrel Damascus hammer gun. its been on his mantel for years. its a classic

Maker??

 

[Charger442]

Maker??

 

[Gary/CO]

Remember that the barrels could have been made by one maker, the lock by another and everything assembled by a third. Subcontracting out of parts was not unknown and was a speciality in Eurorpe (thanks to guilds). Barrel makers made barrels, lock makers made locks which the gunsmith could engrave himself.