damascus barrel

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Definition of damascus barrel in English English dictionary

A gun barrel formed by twisting and welding strips of metal around a hard die. Not commonly used now due to its inability to handle high cartridge pressure on modern ammunition

Related Terms

Damascus barrels

plural form of Damascus barrel

Hyphenation

Da·mas·cus bar·rel

Turkish pronunciation

dımäskıs bärıl

Pronunciation

/dəˈmaskəs ˈbarəl/ /dəˈmæskəs ˈbærəl/