"I'll need to check but it may be possible that Damascus barrels on Parker guns may predate Twist barrels on the lower grades."
I find Damascus Steel barrels on all but what appear to be the lowest grade... the dollar grade equivalent of the Grade 0 (often with no engraving and no checkering) which have Plain Twist.
I do find that the dollar grade equivalent to the Grade 1 have Damascus Steel barrels. quite a lot later - when the grades were identified by a number (e.g. Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4) Damascus Steel barrels were only used on Grade 2 and higher. Then Grade 3 and Grade 4 had Fine Damascus while Grade 5, and 6 had Finest Damascus.
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