Damascus barrel

English

Noun

Damascus barrel (plural Damascus barrels)

  1. (firearms) A gun barrel formed by twisting and welding strips of metal around a hard die; no longer commonly used now due to its inability to handle high cartridge pressure on modern ammunition.
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