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That Model 12 barrel with the obstructional burst looks fairly thin. But what evidence of honing is there? What is the bore diameter near the burst? Was this tube honed thin, or simply struck thin on the outside by the factory or during refinishing?

And the Austrian Bernard Damascus burst is centered in the forcing cone area. The chamber and barrel pitting is minimal, and again, there is zero evidence of either pitting or honing being any factor or root cause.

So what is the point, other than obsessive hysteria, and an attempt to demonstrate a lack of knowledge? If jumping to conclusions was an Olympic sport, this "evidence" presented thus far to support honing in most vintage doubles with shiny bores would win the Gold Medal.