1917 rifle build

[fjruple]

Great short film. I believe the film was made at the same time in April 1918 at the Eddystone Rifle Plant as the National Archive has US Army Signal Corp photos showing the same individuals as in the film. The one point of interest that I noted in the film is the process for clocking the barrels into the receivers by hand wrench and vise. There was speculation that the crack Eddystone receivers were from he use of hydraulic presses used in the construction of the rifles. Obviously that is not the case at Eddystone itself. The problem looks to be elsewhere in the life of the receiver and rifle.

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[browningautorifle]

The problem looks to be elsewhere in the life of the receiver and rifle.

Like...the inexperienced doing a barrel job?

[ssgross]

Like...the inexperienced doing a barrel job?

we all start somewhere

[Coogan]

Great short film. I believe the film was made at the same time in April 1918 at the Eddystone Rifle Plant as the National Archive has US Army Signal Corp photos showing the same individuals as in the film. The one point of interest that I noted in the film is the process for clocking the barrels into the receivers by hand wrench and vise. There was speculation that the crack Eddystone receivers were from he use of hydraulic presses used in the construction of the rifles. Obviously that is not the case at Eddystone itself. The problem looks to be elsewhere in the life of the receiver and rifle.

When I first saw this video I thought it was Eddystone for two different reasons than yours - the stock cut for the bolt handle and the black workers.

On Youtube the poster of the video states in the comments section that the plant is Winchester, however.