I posted some pictures here awhile back of the L C Smith Grade III I decided to have restored. It had 3 issues 1. being off face,2 .the stock had multiple cracks and it looked like screws in it and finally the barrels had no finish left. I showed the results of the stock work in another thread so I thought I'd show the barrel results as well. First off let me say that my photographic skills are mediocre at best and the barrels actually look better then I am depicting. I am very pleased with my 123 year old shotgun and will get it out for a shooting session shortly.
The friend who did the barrels provided the following information:
"These barrels are Fine Damascus, they were used on early No. 3's. After that starting around 1898 on they used Chain Damascus, a little less expensive and for steel they used the new Nitro Steel. The Fine Damascus was used for No. 4 and No. 5's, but only on the No. 5's for a short time. But, you could order what ever type you wanted.
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Jim
For reference this is what the gun looked like after the stock and lockwork had been completed but before the barrels were redone.
