Scott K's G grade damascus

[Pete Lester]

I am posting a photo for Scott Kittredge. Seems he has an GH with a finer pattern of damascus than usual. In the picture is the fine pattern GH on top and a more common pattern the GHE below it. Anybody know if that pattern usually goes with a higher grade gun and what the pattern is?

[Bruce Day]

That's "fine Damascus ". I count four blade croille, instead of the normal G grade 2 blade. My count may be off. Others count blades better than I do.

Certainly a bonus for a G grade. With some Gs you get mismatched barrels. My speculation is that those barrels were in stock and what was grabbed at the time.

Nice.

[Dean Romig]

The tubes may also have been sourced from different suppliers or barrel-makers.

Most Damascus barrels I have seen on Grade 2 Parkers were 3-blade or three-iron crolle.
I have however, seen Grade 3 Parkers with both three-iron and four-iron Damascus barrels.
If memory serves, the two-iron barrels were on much earlier hammer guns.

These are just my opinions taken from years of observation.





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