Sweet.
Looks like those Swedes have been busy. The 2008 Damascus Cup and Show must have some eye candy fit to make one's knees weak and heart to palpitate. I have an especiale' weakness for classic Scandahoovian and Finn blades designs, anyway. Not much of a "Bowie" person, me. Tho of course, fine workmanship should be be in the context of the maker's intent, no matter one's personal aesthetic preferences.
Zoooooe...am I correct in assuming that on-hand ordering of fine twist design tubes is not quite yet a 'click' away? I certainly could have missed that sort of info from the website. Nor does the Swede powder-melt process capture [yet] the wonderful variety of High Victorian twist'em-up patterns. However, the potential to do that is there for the exploration.
In the meantime, it would appear that a patterned steel smoothbore could be assembled from those tubes. One wishes that we provincial fellows on this side of the Atlantic were more aware of International doin's from the fine Euro-makers. No doubt at all, that some of those bbl's are in use on fowlers of exquisite Guild craftsmanship.
Also, a word of thanks to you, and your contributors, for your hand in delivering and making accessible the information on Damascus. The acceleration of tech info and history of the smoothbore and fine guns made possible by Dave's gathering place is nearly Quantum. A very fine community, indeed.
"Beam me up, Scotty." ;~`)
Last edited by JohnM; 04/06/08 08:44 AM.
