Exactly. So Damascus really is by definition a bit of a conundrum. Most Damascus barrels are likely safe and this was established with Sherman Bell experiments trying to blow them up. But, are there any unsafe Damascus barrels out there and if barrel walls are thick, ie greater than .020" can it be unequivocally assumed that these barrels are safe? I'm not 100% sure on this? I think a good experiment would be to take a nice big lot of these barrels and do a cross section analysis under an electron microscope and examine these barrels for rust. One would have to use trashed barrels because who would want to ruin a good gun in the name of science. But to me this would be a good scientific experiment. Has anyone ever taken a look at these barrels in this manner?
