Damascus with NO pattern?

[Bill Murphy]

I like them just the way they are. I would not have them refinished.

[paul stafford jr]

its there, to about the stock

[Paul Harm]

Why the worry about the stock repair other than it wasn't hid very well. If someone ran a couple of screws and epoxy in it the stock should be good to go.

[Steve McCarty]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

I see the Damascus pattern too. Maybe they were 'browned' a bit too brown. If you want to see the Damascus pattern you should send the barrels to Dale Edmonds or Brad Bachelder to have the barrels refinished. With shipping should cost in the $400 range.

I agree, I can see the damascus pattern in the barrels too. I have had several damascus barrels refinished to bring out the pattern and paid about what Mr. Romig posted above.

[Steve McCarty]

Originally Posted by Jay Gardner

Yep. Someone blued Damascus barrels.

It looks like the reblue was done a long time ago. The barrels look kind of redish to me. I like them.

[Paul Harm]

I've had Brad redo about 5 or 6 barrels and feel even on a " beater " it's well worth the money. What's another 4 to 500 dollars when you can then see the beautiful Damascus barrels ? Making them is a lost art never to be repeated.

[Sam Hershfield]

Thanks for all the PGCA members who helped me confirm my weapon's barrels were Damascus and had been blued sometime in the last 100 years.

I sent the barrels to Buck Hamlin and the stock to Clint Meier and they did a spectacular job repairing the Damascus, barrel dents, ugly previous stock repair and recheckering.

I highly recommend them.

Note: I asked Buck to "brown" the barrels instead of "Black and White" because I wanted the contrast. I know it's not factory, but I prefer it.

Sam

[Mills]

Wow! Awesome results

[Setter Man]

Fish-tail lever and a killer stick of wood: love it.

[Paul Harm]

Sam, you needed not have worried, the black and white would have turned brown without much help and you would have had better contrast to start with. The Britts do em brown, the Americans do em B/W.