Laminated Steel Barrels

The phrase doesn t really mean anything except that the barrels are not laminated steel.

Laminated steel barrels. Mine is eclipse gun co. The technique was to first make up square billets by welding together alternating strips of iron and steel into a square billet. English machine forged best damascus in 2 rods a composition barrel 4. Inherently these barrels are quite strong and many best quality damascus barrels pass nitro proof.

1924 is a bit late for damascus barrels. The top four strongest barrels were 1. On the underside of the barrels an f is on one barrel flat cw on the under rib and an 11 on each barrel which means it is not a 10 gauge as i had assumed but an 11 gauge. It is no stronger than any other built up barrel.

They start with a ball of steel and iron that is then hammered into long strips and twisted then like their damascus cousin wound around a mandrel welded and hammered into a barrel tube. English fluid compressed steel whitworth process a fluid steel barrel 3. Genuine armory steel was a mark used by crescent firearms 1893 1930 and also by meriden fire arms 1905 1915. Damascus barrels are not made of wire.

Laminated steel barrels are similar to damascus barrels with a slight difference. I was looking for some of the same info. In the center on the ridge between the barrels it has 4 1 9 5 8. The rib is marked london laminated steel taking off the fore end and then removing the barrels from the action reveals the following stamps.

Are you sure they are damascus and not perhaps fake damascus made by etching a spiral pattern on solid steel barrels for those who liked the look of damascus. English steel siemens martin process a fluid steel barrel. Laminated steel is just another form of damascus made without the initial twisting of the rods. Also says laminated steel belgium on or in between the barrels.

The billet started out about 2 1 4 square by about 20 long. It breaks down into three pieces and under the handguard on the barrels it has several markings and numbers.