Thanks again Roy.

Me & Lord Walsingham hO jOe

The Field Oct. 20, 1888 “A Shoot On The Moor” by Baron Thomas de Grey Walsingham
I learned...that Whitworth steel barrels are not desirable for a heavy day's shooting. The explosion in them makes quite a different sound from that given off by Damascus barrels: there is more ring about it, and I can imagine that this might prove a serious annoyance to anyone who minds the noise of shooting. Moreover, the Whitworth barrels became hot much more rapidly than the Damascus, and this is a serious drawback...I am replacing them with Damascus as in all my other guns.

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