A worker in the armaments industry operates a machine park
These machines are used to make the rifling in the barrel of the rifles. The latter have already been shaped, drawn and straightened before. The draw bench gives the final shape to the inside of the barrel. The grooves and lands allow the bullet to spin and thus considerably stabilize its trajectory. Here, the operator adjusting the machines
Picture No
13331952
Media ID
48270365
Size
3508px x 4960px
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Credit
(c) Mary Evans / Sueddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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No model release, no property release. No commercial, merchandising or advertising use without release by SZ Photo
Source
SZ Photo - SZ Photo
Date
1942
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