what to do about Parker gun?

[Bruce Day]

Originally Posted by stephen grubb

Thank you Bruce,that's one good looking Parker gun,do all barrels of this grade have the same type etching pattern.

Response: This is the base grade damascus steel and within a range of variations, some bigger, some smaller patterns, yes, they will all look the same. These are very typical G grade barrels. See the Teaser from Dale thread for more Damascus. Some of us believe Parker Damascus barrels are more attractive and are as capable as fluid steel of equal condition.

To be precise, the pattern is caused by alternating twisted and stacked ribbons of malleable iron and steel, hand forged together. The different Fe compositions oxidize at different rates and create the color, assisted by a bath of logwood dye. Damascus barrels vary, a few have names assembled into the Damascus pattern. Others like Bernards were the designer barrels of their day and very costly.