Jim Dispagno had this EH for sale recently
http://parkerguns.org/forums/album.p...pictureid=6719

Mills, is there a better picture available of that barrel pattern?

Check Jim's album

I have a Stephan Grant hammer gun that was nitro proofed in London in 2000. Who says Damascus isn't strong? As part of the Grouse battery is a Charles Boswell 20ga with Damascus barrels. At a tad over 5lbs it's an easy all day gun.

Here are some pics I took last year while visiting Purdeys in London. Pics are of their first new 'Damascus" sxs produced in many years. They let me take pictures of it but since it was 'sold' I could not handle it. What Damascus pattern is this? And some of my friends tell me this is not a real Damascus barrel set. Anyone know for sure?

Allen I think the most precise terminology is that these barrels are not Damascus but are a variety of London Twist Damascus is a croille pattern resulting from multiple stacked ribbons which are twisted then hammer forged together to make a broad band which is then twisted around a mandrel. Twist is alternating stacks of short segments of iron and steel which are twisted about a mandrel.

So twist is not Damascus but both are composite forms , both are strong and both are attractive

The Purdey Twist has that added swirl. Very nice.

Anyway that's my thoughts We have others here who know much about composite barrels and I look for their comments.

Thanks Bruce. Twist steel it is. Pretty pattern though. The pictures posted do not do justice to how beautiful this double was/is. It really was spectacular. A few more pics. last pic is Purdeys storefront.

Alan did you know the price of the gun? I have seen pics of their new Damascus but never a mention of price. Maybe if you have to ask you can't afford it.

Mike, I seem to recall that it was well over 100K US$

I believe Shooting Sportsman had a piece about it and it was over $200K.