Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Indo-Arab Matchlock ?

TN Hillbilly · 23rd April 2011, 02:13 AM

Hello All,

I'm new to this field of collecting.

Why does the owner want to acid etch the cleaned barrel of the matchlock?

Is it done to make the "Damascus twist" pattern stand out in the barrel material (like the 1800's era American black powder shotgun barrels)?

Thank you for tolerating my beginner's question.
TN Hillbilly

23rd April 2011, 02:13 AM	#1
TN Hillbilly Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1	Hello All, I'm new to this field of collecting. Why does the owner want to acid etch the cleaned barrel of the matchlock? Is it done to make the "Damascus twist" pattern stand out in the barrel material (like the 1800's era American black powder shotgun barrels)? Thank you for tolerating my beginner's question. TN Hillbilly