Just found W.W. Greener's The Gun, 9th edition as an On-line book, but not all the pages are available
http://books.google.com/books?id=2-m8epN2hLIC&dq=greener+crossbolt

Gloria a Dios-we have an answer on p. 230 (following a description of mixing the iron and steel together to form the bloom)
"In the best silver-steel Damascus, used by the author, the exact proportions of iron and steel used are such as have been found by experiment to give the greatest strength; the figure is fine and uniform."
This HAS to be what he refers to as Laminated Steel!

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