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Damascus barrel quality
Unread 01-15-2012, 06:06 PM   #1
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Default Damascus barrel quality

I would like to know a little about the quality of Damascus barrels.

Parker advertised that BH with "extra fine" and a AH with "finest" Damascus. Every BH or AH I have looked at all have 6 blade Damascus so what was the difference between "extra fine" and "finest"? Was it the number of leaves? They all look the same to me. The quality of the work appears to be the same. Was it marketing or was there some difference I'm overlooking?

When a CH was made with Damascus, what grade was used 4 or 6 blade? My D4 has 6 blade. Is that usual?

One thing I notice between the 6 blade D4 and at least one of my D6's is that the scrolls are smaller/finer on the D6. The difference is slight and the D4 barrels scrolls are about the same as other D6's i have. Is that the difference between "extra fine" and "finest" supposed to be the size of the scrolls?

Thx, Ray
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