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just too many to chose from - and they all look great
i do like the twist but you also have to be impressed with the barrel maker's ability to keep a tight even pattern in a damascus barrel (one of these days I'll get this one refinished - i think it will pop)
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05-01-2016, 09:13 AM | #14 | ||||||
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i would love to see all the differant pattern of these barrels setting together in a rack as they left the factory what a sight that would be..i cannot choose which one i like best.....charlie
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I can honestly say that I've never seen a set of damascus that I did'nt like. The minor variations are what make them all beautiful to me. I like them all.
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05-01-2016, 09:19 AM | #16 | ||||||
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Charlie hit the nail on the head. Original factory finish in any composite pattern is beautiful and hard to believe as old as they are. A rack full of a dozen high condition original guns would be outstanding. Those who attend double gun shoots see some like racks, but maybe not all very high condition.
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05-01-2016, 11:58 AM | #18 | ||||||
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I consider these as a poor mans bernard
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05-01-2016, 12:05 PM | #19 | ||||||
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I find the 'straight' lines of non-Damascus composite barrels to be less interesting and more 'grade school' than the 'swirling' patterns of a Damascus barrel.
Leaving perhaps Bernard Steel out of the discussion, Parker considered Damascus to be superior to Laminated/Twist/Stub etc. You don't see many Twist Steel A grades floating around. |
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Yup David, Laminated Steel - very nice.
Actually, Laminated Steel is considered one of the strongest composites and this is supported by British burst tests. Parker Bros. used their own, in-house made Laminated Steel on higher grades, though I have seen them on Grade 2 guns. Here is a Grade 3 of mine with Parker Bros. Laminated Steel barrels. It is due for a restoration. Quite obvious is the wrong hammer on the right side, but there are worse problems. Serial no. of this Grade 3 is 14056 and was made in 1879, the last year in which Parker Bros. made their own barrels. .
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