These old documents on steel and iron manufacturing, are a valuable resource for our research. I have only searched for documents in the English language. I can't help but wonder if there may be similar resources that were published in French. If we could access and translate steel and iron publications in the French language, perhaps we could find more complete information on the materials used in Belgian barrels.
I know a gentleman in France who is a knifemaker, but who also worked in some of the museums in France. I plan to contact him to see if he can direct us to additional information.
