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Very interesting.
Lloyd is correct regarding the crolle pattern - 2 Iron "Oxford". I tried to enhance the pic of the flats but it is very small size



But the pattern appears to be “Belgian-Damascus Finish” - a décalcomanie pattern stained on (usually Decarbonized) Steel barrels
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Yn-0vx1pk19eHwzrfVTEdWz-dlL4VmbBLoH53uqGkFE/edit?tab=t.0

The scrolls are too squarish and seems to repeat themselves, as do the 'stars'



Can you ID the marks at the breech ends? It looks like it might be the Birmingham Provisional proof mark?
No. 1 guns of that era typically had laminated steel barrels, often with the Birmingham mark
No. 2 "Good Damascus" - 2 Iron and we've seen a very few with a Birmingham mark

This is an 1893 Smith A1



BUT Faux Damascus was not used by Birmingham tube makers AFAIK
NO U.S. maker is known to have used Faux Damascus despite the gun show claims.
IF Faux Damascus the barrels would have been a later replacement, and not by Hunter Arms.

If you refinish the barrels please post a full size high resolution image of about 8" of tube where the contrast is most apparent.

I'm probably wrong, but it's fun to speculate.