I inherited one of the Damascus rolled steel double barrel shotguns made by LeFever Arms Co from my grandfather when I was seven years old. He traded a pig for it during the great depression. It has been in my closet for the over 30 years. I have been meaning to take it to a police sponsored gun buy back since I was told when I was a child I could never shoot new shells in it.
Don't even joke about such things.
Hey EOD, don’t give that LeFever away-espc to a cop for free even if it is a damascus bbl’d gun. There is a market for such guns for guys who reload with black or pyrodex- may be worth a nice penny.
NNNNOOOOOOOO! PULEEEEEEESE NO.
A company called RST makes black powder shells for those old shotguns. Before you fire it, have a gunsmith check it to make sure the barrel is not cracked (a fairly common problem in Damascas steel). RST has shells in multiple gauges and loads. They manufacture specifically for the old guns, 2 1/2” length, lower power black powder charges. Don’t throw that thing away, it might even be valuable for parts, for a collector or gunsmith, they don’t make new parts for them.