Damascus blade count

[Ray Masciarella]

First, I hope everyone woke up this morning and found that Santa left them a D7 16 ga. (Mine must be on back order).

Speaking of Damascus barrels, can someone tell me how to actually count the blades. I thought I knew how but the more I read the less I understand.

Merry Christmas! Ray

[Drew Hause]

Merry Christmas Ray
http://parkerguns.org/forums/showthread.php?t=735 and
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfg2hmx7_0dgmfqfgm