More pearls from Akehurst

"Wilkinson and Son, at the Great Exhibiton of 1851, showed a series of exhibits demonstrating the forging of barrels and including Damascus twist made from 21 alternate bars of iron and steel which were then welded, drawn out by rolling to a square rod, twisted and then flattened; two or three rods were then welded together, wound round a mandril and forged as before. They also showed a specimen composed of two bars of 48 alternations of iron and steel, a specimen called 'chain twist', and called 'steel Damascus' and a finished barrel composed of seven different kinds of twist."

SEVEN KINDS OF TWIST?!?


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