Fluid Steel barrels Archived Message Posted by Drew Hause on August 3, 2016, 6:09 pm, in reply to "Project gun" "I am wondering if any guns of that era would have fluid steel barrels." c. 1886 No, they would be replacement barrels, or the original could have been blued, and if done improperly the ribs will eventually separate Crown steel was used for the Pigeon Grade in 1893, A1 in 1894, the No. 3 about 1895, and in 1898 the No. 2. Nitro steel was introduced in 1898 for the No. 3 and Pigeon and later the No. 4 and No. 5 Message Thread: Project gun - Ed Hege August 3, 2016, 2:24 pm Re: Project gun - Michael Harris August 3, 2016, 2:28 pm Re: Project gun - Drew Hause August 3, 2016, 3:23 pm Re: Project gun - David Williamson August 3, 2016, 4:13 pm Re: Project gun - Ed Hege August 3, 2016, 5:18 pm Re: Project gun - David Williamson August 3, 2016, 6:10 pm Fluid Steel barrels - Drew Hause August 3, 2016, 6:09 pm Re: Project gun - Ed Hege August 4, 2016, 3:58 am   Searching