[Bruce Day]

New Photos for those interested in Damascus.

Several grade 2 Parker Damascus. Details of joints.

L C Smith

A couple Bernards. Both 12, one 3 frame, the other 2. I've never seen mismatched segments in a Bernard and I've looked at maybe 25 of them.

A Union pump gun. Made with at least 3 different segements. The most mismatched and segmented one I have seen. Union was a low price shotgun. Unions and Mod 97's were made with Damascus. The one 97 I have seen was consistant fine Damascus. This is the only Union I have seen. Maybe there are more damascus repeaters, don't know.

Lefever A grade. Uncommon. This one is ordinary fine, high number blade damascus, not chain or Bernard.

My opinion is that lower cost damascus barrels have more mismatched Damascus patterns and joints, maybe because shorter or scrap segments were used in the manufacture. No historical record of that , just based on my observations and theories.