Thanks,
I suspect I'm in the "Ballpark" as far as pattern. As far as what the barrels would look like when fairly new. The contrast on the original condition gun appears to have faded somewhat with slightly gray variations, possibly due to the years of cleaning and rubbing. There's lot's of longitudinal differences. That's one thing I've learned, long strokes are fine for prep, but circular strokes are required when polishing. I think the "New Twist" barrels on the later Syracuse marked guns had more pattern than the original twist used on the Hollenbeck models.
My barrels looked sort'a like the New Twist "before" picture, if you imagine them completely covered by rust and external pits. I got lot's of "Striking & Filing" practice, but I was happy with the results.
Regards
Ken
Last edited by Ken61; 02/22/15 11:36 AM.
