Ok, that makes sense. Not hard to see why Damascus lost market share so quickly. Mild steel was only 1/3 of the price of good 2-bar (Boston 2-stripe?) by 1897. But, I am in the ballpark on the later Belgium braids (Crolle and Twist) and the earlier, (1020 range?) fluid steels being somewhat comparable (~50k to 60k)? Obviously, a good idea to hand-load if you're using either (or find some RSTs).

Last edited by Lloyd3; 03/01/16 11:00 PM.