OK, thanks.
Sooo, now we can refine somewhat the roll of the Rolling Mill. Am I correct to believe the Lopins were prepared by the Barrel Maker, then sent to the mill to be forged into an Iron. The irons then came back to the BM for twisting, and combining with others to create the Ribband. This would mean the RM provided strictly the service of forging the lopin into the iron, as opposed to the RM creating the lopin, forging the iron, and selling it to the BM. If the RM was forging BM lopins, the BM not only had control of the pattern, but how heavy (thick) the barrel would be, since different guns required different barrel types. Now, this would be the case for proprietory patterns, but would mean that for more standard ones, the BM would buy the pre made irons from the RM. Make sense?
Regards
Ken
Last edited by Ken61; 06/16/17 01:26 PM.
