What Damasus pattern do you like best?

[Carl Baird]

I'm weighing in. I like twist the best with it's dark and light contrasts, but I like stub twist better.
The whole process in making the barrels was pure magic. What skill and hard work to make them. They are so under appreciated and misunderstood. I recently had hold of a Hollenbeck Three Barrel drilling...16 x 16 x 25-25. It's not a Parker, but that gun was spectacular. The damascus was breathtaking.

[Dean Romig]

Here's a nice example of dark and light contrast. Bernard barrels refinished by Dale Edmonds.

The Stub Twist barrels I've shown before. They are on a 20 gauge lifter.



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[Bill Jolliff]

Wish I had better pictures . . .

[Dean Romig]

Bill, what name is that in the Damascus?

Oh, I see it now - it's the Terrell gun. Is it yours?




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[Hammer Gun]

Nice gun Dean! gary

[Bill Jolliff]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Bill, what name is that in the Damascus?

Oh, I see it now - it's the Terrell gun. Is it yours?.

It used to be Dean, many years ago. Yep, it's the Terrell gun. Traded it for some dandy Fox's. I owned the gun from June of 1981 to August of 1987.

And wish I had taken better pictures of the gun. Digital photography wasn't around then and I struggled with standard film to get what I got (?)

[Dean Romig]

I'm sure the new owner will give you excellent pictures if you ask him.





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[Bill Jolliff]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

I'm sure the new owner will give you excellent pictures if you ask him.

Pictures were requested as part of the deal but I didn't get any pictures. Probably too late now to make a request thru the ownership chain.

I'm hoping I/we might see the gun in print someday.

[Double Play]

Originally Posted by Carl Erickson Jr

I like them all. A suggestion: A display of Damascus, twist and laminated barrels at a shoot. Just put your gun in a rack for for a few hrs at a shoot so everyone everyone to see the beauty of the various barrels ( Parker, Elsie, Fox, Remington, LeFeaver). Mike's shoot in September?

I like that idea Carl and will bring a couple of mine to the Rock. If we can get a few of our members to do the same we could have a really nice display.

[C.O.B.]

This thread has thrown me into a quandary. I have several Damascus barreled guns and they are truly wonderful works of art. I have a CHE Damascus 20 that is still all original save for the replacement of the aged Silvers pad which was literally crumbling before my eyes. This is one of only 8 CHE 20's with 26 inch Damascus barrels but the barrels have taken on a lackluster silver finish as the pattern has all but faded away. I think they would really pop if refinished but she's only original once as they say. So what's the consensus refinish them and enjoy the beauty or leave them as is?