Peeking inside Mauser's facilities

Vlim · 08-30-2005, 03:01 PM

Peeking inside Mauser's facilities in Oberndorf am Neckar:

Shaftmaking, ca. 1911:

K98, worker checking a freshly made bolt, ca. 1938:

L98, final assembly, again ca. 1938.

G.W. Gill · 08-31-2005, 01:10 AM

The first pic is awsome. The PTO pulleys and belts are cool history. I understand some of our civil war factories ran on engines that would be the power equivelent of a modern lawnmower.
In the second pic the bolt handle is straight so I suspect it is WW1. The third pic is great also. The stocks are a light color and the bayonet mounts do not seem to be blued. I would love to pick one off the rack behind him. A prewar k98 is the supreme rifle with a little fixing to the sight picture. IMO

thegundude · 08-31-2005, 02:27 PM

As a gay friend of mine would say... "Ohhh! Goosebump moment!"....

Yeah, a time machine would be great. If only..... nah, nevermind....

I will say that I recently visited a orthotics and prosthetics facility in Atlanta that had similar machinery as is seen in the first photo, only larger scale. Belts and pulleys running from floor to ceiling all over the place. The Smithsonian is supposed to yank it from the factory and set it back up again in Washington...

You wouldn't want to get your finger caught in one of those....

08-30-2005, 03:01 PM	#1
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,989 Times in 1,205 Posts	Peeking inside Mauser's facilities Peeking inside Mauser's facilities in Oberndorf am Neckar: Shaftmaking, ca. 1911: K98, worker checking a freshly made bolt, ca. 1938: L98, final assembly, again ca. 1938.

08-31-2005, 02:27 PM	#3
thegundude User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Western NC Posts: 1,137 Thanks: 3 Thanked 16 Times in 3 Posts	As a gay friend of mine would say... "Ohhh! Goosebump moment!".... Yeah, a time machine would be great. If only..... nah, nevermind.... I will say that I recently visited a orthotics and prosthetics facility in Atlanta that had similar machinery as is seen in the first photo, only larger scale. Belts and pulleys running from floor to ceiling all over the place. The Smithsonian is supposed to yank it from the factory and set it back up again in Washington... You wouldn't want to get your finger caught in one of those.... __________________ Keep your knees in the breeze and your iron in the air. ~Steve

08-31-2005, 01:10 AM	#2
G.W. Gill User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Southeastern USA Posts: 369 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The first pic is awsome. The PTO pulleys and belts are cool history. I understand some of our civil war factories ran on engines that would be the power equivelent of a modern lawnmower. In the second pic the bolt handle is straight so I suspect it is WW1. The third pic is great also. The stocks are a light color and the bayonet mounts do not seem to be blued. I would love to pick one off the rack behind him. A prewar k98 is the supreme rifle with a little fixing to the sight picture. IMO