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Member, Clan of the Border Rats
-- “Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it.”- Mark Twain
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Campfire Kahuna
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Campfire Kahuna
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All these years I've puzzled about how damascus was contrived. The gunmakers of old were driven beyond my comprehension.
Thanks for the lesson in humility.
I am..........disturbed.
Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain
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I think that shows why Damascus eventually fell by the wayside, during the Industrial Revolution. Very laborious process.
It looked like he was making a small muzzleloading cannon ball barrel? Do you simply continue the forging process on a longer mandrel, to make full length barrels?
"...the designer of the .270 Ingwe cartridge!..."
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Campfire Kahuna
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I guess....maybe. Don't really have a clue. I do know that some of the finer European arms makers are producing damascus rifle barrels again and getting them proofed for nitro.
Also recall one of the prettiest capeguns I ever saw/handled/shot was damascus; finished with a very soft light brown finish. Crisp contrast on the pattern, it was gorgeous. Hammer gun, 16 ga right/.44-40 Maynard left. Made by W. Richards.
I am..........disturbed.
Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain
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