16 Gauge Crescent single barrel shotgun "Genuine Laminated Steel" barrel?
I have an old Crescent Firearms single-barrel 16 gauge shotgun, outside hammer on left of breech, serial number 9055, which looks like Damascus steel barrel, but don't know if it is actually Damascus or is a Damascus finish. On the top of the barrel near the breech, fine lettering says "Genuine Laminated Steel". Does that mean Damascus, or no?
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To me that says Damascus.
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The old Crescent I had was marked "fluid steel" or something like that. I'm sure yours is Damascus. Use only low pressure loads if you shoot it at all. It may be a short chamber, too.
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Thanks guys, my thoughts confirmed! I'm listing it to sell the old girl. I personally would never shoot old Damascus barrels, no matter the load, in case the spiral wraps became unsafe. I consider them wallhangers, though I know of some who shoot them carefully. I just don't have any way, nor do I believe most have, to ascertain the integrity after all these years. And it may be a short chamber as well.
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