Well Ted, regarding the gun with the "fluid steel barrels" it would appear that 'somebody fooled somebody' because the barrel flats picture you posted distinctly show the D for Damascus with a 4 above it. The 4 is for 4-iron crolle. The original barrels may have been 'sleeved' but I don't see the line around the tubes where the Damascus breech section was cut off and fluid steel tubes were fitted. Maybe you could look closely to see if you can find any evidence of a joint line. It may well be there but the picture may not be sharp enough to see it. I would hate to think somebody would have duped your Dad and only blued the original set of Damascus barrels.
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