Originally Posted By: DAM16SXS
Originally Posted By: Ken61
Remember, they ordered specific ribband patterns from the rolling mills.



Please enlighten.... What is a "rolling mill"?




http://www.doublegunshop.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=477972&page=1

Here's the thread that discusses it. I suspect the mills produced the "irons" made from the stacked "billets". These were in the untwisted form. I think the barrel forgers twisted and combined the Irons into the actual Ribband before forging them around the Mandrel.

Regards
Ken

Last edited by Ken61; 06/14/17 12:31 PM.

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