Need help identifying barrels on my gun.

[James Clubb III]

I have a model P double 12 ga. On the rib it has twist stamped on it. Have noticed on here that they made a twisted Damascus steel. Would like to know if that is what this is or is it a wire twist barrel? Gun was made in 1905. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Dean Romig]

Twist, Stub Twist, Plain Twist, Damascus, Laminated, Bernard are all variations of composite steel barrels used on Parker Bros. shotguns before and well into the fluid pressed steel barrel era. The patterns of the composite barrels are dependent upon the manner in which the steel rods and iron rods are stacked in bundles to be super-heated and then wound around a mandrel and hammer welded together.

If you have nothing to do for the next few weeks, go here and learn most everything there is to know about the subject.

https://sites.google.com/a/damascusknowledge.com/www/home

Thanks to Dr. Drew Hause for creating this website.

[Drew Hause]

This will help
http://parkerguns.org/pages/faq/DamascusTypes.htm
but a full size high resolution close-up of the barrels would be even better :)

Look like this?

http://pic20.picturetrail.com:80/VOL1373/6511424/17227428/245836442.jpg

[James Clubb III]

Drew
They look just like that. Same writing !