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1917 trench carbine 3D prints

With the new Bambu P2S printer here I decided to start printing out some of the components of the 1917 trench carbine to verify the design and measurements.

The first part that I printed out and checked is the fire control group. I Then used Bambu studio to do a slicing program on it. It […]

Why it is necessary to run a test part after changes to the program

A number of changes were made to the Sudanese AR-10 lower receiver. Selector stops were added and a new profiling program was used to allow for a better finish around a few areas of the receiver. Then a second lower was machined out of 6061 to verify the changes. During the process of machining a […]

More work on the 1917 Mauser trench carbine

In this post I am going to chat about a single part. The Lock frame stop. This individual part is common only to the carbine. The take down lever. you can see it here in this photo that I found on line.

This is the part in question.

Here are the patent drawings that I […]

1917 Mauser trench carbine

This Project is definitely interesting one. By using a combination of engineered drawings, pictures and C96 parts to measure I have been able to get a reasonable set of solid models. I started on the lower receiver but it did not take long before I realized the the fire control group holds the key to […]

Machining the Sudanese lower receiver op.2 and op3

With op 1 completed it is now time to work on op 2 and 3. First a fixture needed to be machined to hold the machined receiver to all finishing the other side.

The machined op1 piece was set in the fixture and tighten down

All the holes were drilled in op1 so now the […]

The Mauser 1917 Trench Carbine

I happen to like the Mauser broom handle pistol. I know it is not well balanced or comfortable to shoot, but it is an iconic and historical weapon. I have a small collection and I am always looking to add to it.

One of the pieces that I would really like to get is the […]

Back on line

It is hard to believe that I have been shut down or at least stop posting for over 5 years. Life just got in the way and something needed to be set aside. I will start with what is new here. I finally retired, sort of, I still work for the company that bought me […]

Axel’s post on the P-38 part 2

The myth of east-german newly manufactured P.38 pistols

PART II

 

Thanks for all the comments on our P.38 post!

Initially we wanted to make a video covering all the questions raised but rather doing another post.

First we will talk about the technical aspects and then the historical context.

So why new barrels?

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Updates at Gun Lab

I know that there have not been many posts this last year. Life and death has gotten in the way. However, work is still be done on the VG1-5 project. A great deal of testing has been accomplished and it looks like all the bugs have finally been worked out, keeping my fingers crossed on […]

VG1-5 update

Most of the work being accomplished on the VG1-5 is hand work and parts fitting. With the cnc router completed we need to make some fixtures to finish the stocks and hand guards. The wood shop is in some serious disarray due to work going on in there, but it will be finished shortly.

All […]