"But at what point did it turn from utility to art?"

This is a great discussion, relevant to double guns, and certainly a subject of some academic interest. I'm suggesting it started the other way around; an attempt at decorative metallic art was fortuitously found to be of superior utility. Was it function following form??
Gotta be someone out there with genuine credentials that has thought about this. Will keep looking-sure glad Al Gore invented the internet! Jack: have another drink then check some of the calligraphic patterns here
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