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Every knock a boost. A little careful hammer work pushes a big gun along toward completion in an eastern arsenal. The man shown is stamping the location line on a medium-caliber gun

Every knock a boost. A little careful hammer work pushes a big gun alo...

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On the "assembly" line. Scores of parts go into Uncle Sam's big guns. Worker at a large eastern arsenal inspects some of the mechanism parts for medium-caliber guns. The utmost accuracy is required to ensure efficient performance

On the "assembly" line. Scores of parts go into Uncle Sam's big guns. ...

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The man behind the gun. Worker in an eastern arsenal finishing up the breech end of a tube of a medium-caliber gun for the war program

The man behind the gun. Worker in an eastern arsenal finishing up the ...

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No margin for error here. Micrometer readings are taken to make sure that every part fits perfectly in the guns being manufactured for war purposes. This worker is inspecting a breech ring for medium-caliber guns in a large eastern arsenal

No margin for error here. Micrometer readings are taken to make sure t...

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Where there's smoke... A worker in an eastern arsenal turns the thread surface on a medium-caliber gun. Note the wisp of smoke rising from the point where the thread is being cut

Where there's smoke... A worker in an eastern arsenal turns the thread...

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Making accuracy certain. Rifling grooves to speed shells on their way with accuracy are cut in a medium-caliber gun in a large eastern arsenal

Making accuracy certain. Rifling grooves to speed shells on their way ...

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Equipment for a grim game. Medium-caliber guns roll in a growing stream from a large eastern arsenal as the war program reaches full schedule

Equipment for a grim game. Medium-caliber guns roll in a growing strea...

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Heavy hardware. Building the slide seats for medium-caliber guns being produced for national defense in an eastern arsenal

Heavy hardware. Building the slide seats for medium-caliber guns being...

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