MG42 - unknown factory 1943
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MG42 - unknown factory 1943
For all you guys interested how they make it in real. I'm not sure about the barrels but receivers are easy to recognise. All four pictures were published on 9th of September 1943.
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Pic 1:
From a Machinegun maker
Under a heavy oil flow
the barrels after boring on this machine are further handled. Ingenuity and workman labor
have made possible the manufacturer, in spite of all production difficulties, to always increase production.
Pic 2:
The right touch of women's hands
labor all over on the workbenches of the machinegun maker, as here with the assembly of the MGs.
Pic 3:
A machinegun barrel is born
Numerous work processes are required before the smooth finished barrel is made from the blank.
Pic 4:
The experienced eye of the barrel inspector
examines each barrel and assures more precise and dependable manufacture.
The machines in this last picture are barrel straightening presses. They would look through the barrel at a light and watch the reflection on the inside wall of the bore, then slightly bend it in the press at the correct spot until the barrel was straight. I suppose it would warp again with the heat from shooting, but at 25 shots a second, you can be off a bit and who would know?
From a Machinegun maker
Under a heavy oil flow
the barrels after boring on this machine are further handled. Ingenuity and workman labor
have made possible the manufacturer, in spite of all production difficulties, to always increase production.
Pic 2:
The right touch of women's hands
labor all over on the workbenches of the machinegun maker, as here with the assembly of the MGs.
Pic 3:
A machinegun barrel is born
Numerous work processes are required before the smooth finished barrel is made from the blank.
Pic 4:
The experienced eye of the barrel inspector
examines each barrel and assures more precise and dependable manufacture.
The machines in this last picture are barrel straightening presses. They would look through the barrel at a light and watch the reflection on the inside wall of the bore, then slightly bend it in the press at the correct spot until the barrel was straight. I suppose it would warp again with the heat from shooting, but at 25 shots a second, you can be off a bit and who would know?