Munitions manufacture in Germany. Steel workers use chain hoists to move a 1650 kg steel ingot into a furnace. Another ingot, weighing 6000 kg is taken from the furnace and placed under a drop forge. Men maneuver the ingot as it is being hammered. it gradually reduces in circumference and increases in length. The useless end is cut off by placing a steel cutter under the forge hammer. The forged piece is conveyed to the next stage of manufacture.
Munitions manufacture in Germany during World War I. A 6000 kg steel ingot is maneuvered with chain hoists and shaped under a 200 ton press. Surface scale is removed and size roughly checked with large calipers.
Gun barrel manufacture at munitions plant in Germany during World War I. Solid cylinder of steel is bored, and center core manually removed by men using sledge hammers and wedges. Weight of the barrel is 470 kg and the core weight is 240 kg. Rifling is then machined into the barrel by a milling machine that drives a milling plunger into the barrel. View of the rifled barrel.
Kaiser Wilhelm II reviews troops in Germany during World War I. The Kaiser, Prince Adalbert Von Preussen of Prussia and Admiral Ludwig Von Schroeder come out of a building. They climb down the stairs of the building. An officer comes out and gets into a motorcar. A man salutes them.
Kaiser Wilhelm II reviews troops in Germany during World War I. The Kaiser Wilhelm II, Prince Adalbert Von Preussen of Prussia and Admiral Ludwig Von Schroeder meet officers and troops to encourage them. A mountain in background.
Kaiser Wilhelm II review troops in Germany during World War I. The Kaiser, Prince Adalbert Von Preussen of Prussia, Admiral Ludwig Von Schroeder and other officers stand. A flag of German Army. The troops march past before the Kaiser.
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