Originally Posted By: Humpty Dumpty
Is it really Damascus? I can't seem to see the pattern. Besided, Pieper was among the pioners and active proponents of fluid steel barrels, weren't they?


It is damascus. The barrels have been blackened, which was not uncommon. Pieper actually held a very unique patent for making damascus. He had a shop in Nessonvaux, "The Brazil Works" dedicated to it. The shop closed after WWI.


The remnants of it were purchased by Delcour-DuPont. Delcour-DuPont continued producing damascus until 1937-1938.


Pete