archiebald Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 (edited) iv just discovered that my old black powder hammergun is damascus under the bluing. id like to have it refinished or do it myself. has anyone done this? and was it difficult? any info would be great. Edited May 2, 2016 by archiebald Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDS Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 Trawl through the threads on here http://www.doublegunshop.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=postlist&Board=1&page=1 Lots of Damascus info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archiebald Posted May 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 thanks TDS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrelblacker Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 Please take a look at some examples of re-browning recently carried out for clients. Would happily restore your barrels if you wish. Many thanks. Dan https://www.facebook.com/Bromley-Son-Barrel-Blacking-Bluing-and-Browning-820775534655411/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archiebald Posted May 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 wow they look nice! id like to do a diy job if possible. pm sent to enquire about cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 You may also want to look at the work of PW member 'Barrelbrowner' He does fantastic affordable work, if your on Facebook this is his page https://www.facebook.com/StevensAndJohnson/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archiebald Posted May 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 Thank you. I just been messaging barrel blacker and seems a great service. If the gun is nice when it arrives I may have a bit of work done on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 Very few, probably less than 10% of the old hammerguns were Damascus, the top 10% effectively, the rest were laminate. This is significant because with a Damascus barrel the pattern really is within the fabric of the metal, all the way through. With laminate barrels they look the same but the pattern is a surface etch applied by acid. They were very good at it and its hard to tell the difference. Lots of guns (especially those for sale with inflated prices) are described as Damascus these days when they are not. If the barrels have been blued they may have taken some or all of the surface etch off to do it if they do turn out to be laminate. Just so you are aware Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 Nope! Damascus and Laminated Steel gun barrels are made broadly by the same process, and the pattern of both goes all the way through! You cannot remove it by rubbing/filing it down! There were in the past some acid surface etched barrels around, but they are not true Laminated Steel! Tolley the Birmingham big bore specialist gunmaker of the late 19th early 20th century utilised both Damascus and Laminated Steel for their barrels, I have examples of both! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 What's done to get the shine on the browned barrels after browning ? Look stunning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrelblacker Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 Thank you. There's nothing applied afterwards, the top pic barrel has been oiled awaiting collection. It's all in the preparation, bottom line the end result will mirror your starting point. So barrels are struck off back to silver and highly polished before the browning process begins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 I have a nice set of Damascus barrels to be done in the near future-daft question time.....if the colour difference and hence the crispness of the pattern is the result of rusting then cleaning the metals and the different effects of the "corrosion" - does putting oil on the end result not start to remove some of the colouration? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrelblacker Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 No, not at all! When you mention the colour difference are you referring to the two photos. If so they look different as one was taken under the bright lights of the workshop and the darker one was taken indoors under no lights! Applying oil makes no difference in terms of affecting the brown! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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