damascus steel

Hello Everyone, I’ve been an avid gun collector for years that is now just taking a leap of faith into a subject matter I do not know much about. I’m looking to make my first purchase as I have found a really nice set of dueling pistols with barrels that are rifled and unscrew. The barrels also...

Anyone collecting matchlocks, please? A couple of years ago I got this Indian beauty from a closing military museum near Hull. The barrel seems Damascus steel - I did not have it tested in a lab, but there are a few characteristics of such steel that make me think it is what I suspect... If...