Posted by John Houchins on December 11, 2006, 12:29 pm, in reply to "Belgium barrels"
The vast majority (probably 95%) of the Smith fluid steel barrels ( Armor,Royal,London,Crown,Special Steel,Nitro) were all made in America,in Syracuse N.Y., with the exception of course of the Whitworth and Krupp tubes. The majority of the Damascus barrels were made in England. Some few were made in Belgium especially the chain damascus. There are a few fluid steel barrels marked LH for Lochet Habran (Belgium)that were probably ordered along with a supply of chain damascus barrels. The new L.C.Smith book contains an indepth discussion of Smith barrels and is supported by eye witness accounts of the sources of supply.