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I stand corrected! Sorry I neglected to notice the engraving on your shotgun. Will you be shooting it? I have really enjoyed shooting mine--I have lost count of the shells so far, but I am somewhere between 750 and 1000 rounds. I never shot trap better than with the old Meriden damascus hammer gun.

Doug

PBS (at least in our area) tomorrow, Tuesday, at 8 PM EST is broadcasting an hour program on "Swords of the Samurai" showing the processes of blending iron & steel in the art of swordmaking. Should be interesting as to how it associates with Damascus barrel making.

George

Thanks for the reminder George L...it was already posted a few pages back right before Robert Chambers call me a hOmO-racist dOg.

OK all 'ye of little faith', an awareness of the connection between Islamic calligraphy, oriental rugs, and damascus does NOT require the use of hallucinogenic chemical brain enhancement
The response I received from Dennis Dodds at the International Conference On Oriental Carpets http://www.icoc-orientalrugs.org/about.shtml
"Damascus steel patterns share and extend the tradition of Islamic ornamenation. Its adaptation to designs on western weaponry is plausible, due to the popularity of adopting Eastern design elements by the West, especially during the 16-18c." He suggested a 1949 book that might have more information. The search continues!

Where'd you find that wAcko. I think he's been smoking a hemp rug.

Joe,
Is everybody here a "wacko" or "smoking hemp" or using "psychedelic drugs" or taking "medications", or just some of us? How do you determine who they are? Your system of analysis must be very sophisticated for you to be able to look into your crystal ball and see the same guy you saw doing psychedelic drugs last week has perhaps changed his M O to smoking hemp.
Why are you trying so hard to discredit everyone else? What did Rev do to you that warrants the vicious words that you level on the guy?

Robert'o I don't see where I said anything vicious "to...or about" revdocdrew.


Besides you're supposed to be ignoring me...

It doesn't matter Robert. Joe, like you and Pete, Ross, Daryl, Dave M and Dave N, Leighton and many, many others from the PGCA and LCSCA have been most generous in allowing me to share their damascus treasures.
Let me state again that I have no commercial interest in publishing the PictureTrail albums, and probably couldn't anyway because of the copyright issues. It's possible, when Double Gun Classics e-zine gets up again, that some sections of the Damascus albums might be included, but I've told John that I expect no payment since this stuff is not 'mine' and is for everyone's enjoyment and education. And more infro forthcoming from Pete M (eventually) regarding a 'Time Machine' he may have discovered!!

The singular study in the "Bat shooting" caper.

yOu have totally lost me....