Pete M,s Remington barrels are of the star damascus type.[ The pictures in the photo bucket of damascus barrels are similar to those seen in the Liege Arms Museum.]
Star damascus is created by constructing a billet of approximately 100 iron and steel flat strips and bars. The bars are arranged in a pattern such that the star seen in the finished product is developed. The billet is then heated in a furnace and passed through a rolling mill which reduces it in size to a cross section of approx; .20x.36 inches. This is then rolled out into bars approx; 14.5 ft; long.It is these bars that are twisted and hammer forged around a mandrel to form the barrel blank. [ie:The familiar picture of damascus forging seen in many gun books] A booklet, "Le Damas", written by Mr, Jean Puraye, Curator of the Liege Museum of Arms and published by them is your best source of information on damascus barrel manufacture. [Unfortunately written in Flemish.] If you have access to the American Rifleman, April 1976, an authorised, [shortened by 1/3] , version of Mr Purayes booklet is to be found on pages 25-28.
