Pete Mikalajunas' website damascus-barrels.com has been down since shortly after the first of the year. Starting about 2006, Pete began researching pattern welded barrel production, esp. in Belgium, and our fund of knowledge grew exponentially because of his efforts.
With the help of Marc Gettemans he obtained from Liege the 1925 movie “The Making of Damascus Barrels”, and established his website in 2008. The link to the movie also no longer works
http://www.damascus-barrels.com/Movie.html
Pete also researched the A.J. Aubrey/Meriden Fire Arms guns and published an article in the Spring, 2010 Double Gun Journal
He also had an interest in vintage double rifles, Henri Pieper guns, and upland hunting with his GSPs.
I last heard from Pete in early 2016. The last activity on his Facebook page was in the fall of 2016.
This is a great loss and a reminder that in the internet age, research needs to be preserved.

https://sites.google.com/a/damascusknowledge.com/www/home