"America's Oldest Gunmaker", Remington, was really in the gun barrel and parts business for most of the years from their 1816 birth date up until just before the Northern War of Aggression. One of the earliest pieces of Remington paper that the Remington Society has come up with is an E. Remington & Sons 1854 broadsheet listing their cash prices for barrels. They offer --

MATCHED BARRELS for DOUBLE GUNS, plain iron------------$4.50
MATCHED BARRELS for DOUBLE GUNS, stubs twisted plain---$8.00
MATCHED BARRELS for DOUBLE GUNS, stubs twisted fine---$10.00
MATCHED BARRELS for DOUBLE GUNS, cast steel------------$8.00
BARRELS for DOUBLE GUNS, cast steel, solid or drilled from single bar-----$15.00
BARRELS for DUCK GUNS, from 20 pounds upwards -- 75 cents per lb.

I have no idea if E. Remington & Sons were importing these barrels or actually manufacturing them.

Dave, Wasn't there a photo of men working in the Remington shop making composite barrels?

This is the Classic anti Damascus letter from Ithaca

That's right about when I wrote them and asked about my Ithaca Flues damascus S/S; I think it was made in 1907.

i really like the one for duck gun barrels over 20 lbs i sure would like to see one of these barrels....charlie