Darth-Vang
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When did they obtain the technology to make all their guns to have the same exact specifications?(no longer “handmade”) Just curious to know so that I can get a general idea of the timeline of when gun specs were “standardized.”
Yes, he was doing it as well.Eli Whitney
Eli Whitney
Yes, he was doing it as well.
Correct!Eli Whitney
Correct!
You sure about those dates CapnMac ? I'm not sure what "standardized" is suppose to mean. Fully interchangeable parts? Or does it mean adopting a weapon that meets certain criteria but doesn't necessarily have interchangeable parts? I think we were "standardized" , by either definition, long before the 1930s.US managed to be, generally, the first nation to fully standardize their military weapons, and that in the mid 30s, and fully implements by 1942. (
A member of the Whitney family, but not Eli . . . and no.Fun tidbit: The company that Whitney founded still exists. They make jet engines now.
A merger with Pratt perhaps? The Hall system for muskets and rifles required interchangability of the actions. The action could be completely pulled out, and used as a pistol (No, thanks anyway), but it was designed for fast loading, because it did not need the ball and charge to be rammed down a 3 1/2 ft. barrel.