It's hard to find a good answer to a situation like this.
I once had a 1903 GH that had Damascus barrels blued ands the name "Damascus" on the rib had been expertly filled in and matted over. It was somebody's attempt to obscure the fact that the barrels were Damascus in order to dupe someone into buying a gun with "fluid steel" barrels.
I had the barrels properly refinished and the picture is below. I was never too happy about the Damascus pattern that resulted.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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