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16ga 32" barrels on a W. Crawford of Birmingham. The area is smooth as glass.


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Thanks Mike! We'll get that added to the album. Drew

here is a Remington model 1894 i refinished. it looks little odd.
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Casey

VERY INTERESTING Casey-there is clearly a transition (and weld line) from 'Oxford 2 S.J.' Two Iron Crolle at the breach to a 'Boston 2 S.J.' pattern!! Is it an 'A' grade? Thanks and I've never seen two damascus patterns in the same set of barrels, and with the transition at about the same place in both tubes!

Is that a cut line on the rib or just a scratch?

Casey that's not unusual for the pattern to change ahead of the chamber area...I suspect it had something to do with the barrel being built to handle pressure.

Mark Harrel I hope that bad spot is close to the muzzle.

Right in the middle.

jOe: I believe those are two different damascus tubes welded together. The individual 'leaves' in the scrolls of the Oxford pattern near the breech are much thicker than the leaves in the Boston pattern toward the muzzle.
Please post some pics of other examples!

The pattern looks the same to me just "tighter". I think it's just an example of a "better barrel".

Check out the pics of the Blisset....the Damascus pattern tightend up on it. I don't own the Blisset anymore so I can't post pics of what I'm talking about. The Damascus pattern matched to a tee on both barrels.

What I see in the picture at the top of this page...is a barrel made by a less experienced barrel maker. That "anomalie" no doubt left the shop like that.

The best barrel makers made the best barrels and they went on the higher grade guns.