Fluid Sleel Damascus

[Bruce Day]

Originally Posted by Harry Collins

....... I was told that in EDM's book there was reference to Parker putting a fake Damascus pattern on fluid steel guns and he thought this was one of them. .......Harry

A failure of memory. What Ed said, to paraphrase, was that unscrupulous and cheap makers were known to paint damascus patterns on cheap rolled steel barrels to emulate the costly and sturdy true damascus barrels. It had nothing to do with Parker other than being in a book about Parkers.

I've seen a couple of these, they rattled, they looked cheap and like they might blow up if you put a cherry bomb in the chamber. Ed said they were intended to fool people, and I think that's right. I was at Dale Edmunds' one day when he had one of these damascus painted barrels that a customer had sent in thinking that it was real damascus. It would have cost more to refinish real damascus than the gun was worth. So it fooled somebody in present times.

[Harry Collins]

Thanks Bruce. That is what I remember as well. I did not recall ever hearing or reading that Parker had done such a thing. The dealer is a friend and I was infront of some customers and employees and did not want to call him to task. Just said that I would check on it for him which I did.

Harry

[Drew Hause]

Brad Bachelder recently posted this "Damascus finish" barrel



Another example of "Faux Damascus" is a roll graved twist or crolle pattern.
See http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfg2hmx7_302dwsjk9cs

[charlie cleveland]

a dumb question but here goes. does faux damacus stand for false or fake damacus. ive heard the same tale on a lot of guns withsteel barrels with a damacus finnish.to my eyes these guns all have had damacus or twist or some thing besides being steel. charlie