I am sure of can be repaired. But, it may not be worth the time/expense/effort.
Something else to consider is that the weld very well may show up when the barrel is re-blued. Since fluid steel is all one color, you have a higher chance of it showing.
Larry has a point. I have seen Damascus barrel crack in the bottom of bad debts, but not fluid steel. Cracks of that size would usually be a result of a blow out of something.
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