sixshooter
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I need to take pictures of this thing. Its a double barrel with external hammers (the locks remind me of my dad's old flintlocks!). It has "BELGIUM FINE DAMASCUS" on top of the barrels and "JANSSEN SONS & CO" on the locks. There are various other (what I'm assuming are) proofing marks under the barrels. If I had a halfway decent camera I'd take pictures of all of them, but my cell phone camera isn't precise enough. Only real damage (aside from rust on the barrels) is a broken firing pin on one of the barrels.
It would be fun for me to restore and shoot this thing, but iirc Damascus barrels are far too weak for modern loads. Anyone have any tips on loading and shooting one of these?
It would be fun for me to restore and shoot this thing, but iirc Damascus barrels are far too weak for modern loads. Anyone have any tips on loading and shooting one of these?