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Devan Brown

07-05-2016 05:09 PM

Research Letter

I have received a research letter for a 16 gauge GH with Damascus barrels. The gun was returned two years after purchase - in 1894 - to "set back swells and reblue". I am unfamiliar with the term set back swells. Can someone explain this to me?

Bill Murphy

07-05-2016 05:47 PM

Dents or bulges in barrels, most likely bulges.

Devan Brown

07-06-2016 08:24 AM

Research Letter

Thank you Bill. I felt sure that was the correct answer, but this was a new term to me.

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