William Wellington Greener, The Gun and Its Development, 1907, 8th Edition, The Manufacture of Iron for Gun Barrels
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The steels suitable (for pattern welded barrels) are open hearth and ingot steels produced by modern methods, if low in carbon. On account of its purity and uniformity, best Swedish steel is most usually preferred.