Damascus barrel

noun

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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Meanings

nounDamascus barrel (plural Damascus barrels)

plural Damascus barrels

  1. engineeringA 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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APA

Damascus barrel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Damascus%20barrel

MLA

“Damascus barrel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Damascus%20barrel. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Damascus barrel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Damascus%20barrel.

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