Breech Block Failure 1916/1920 Erfurt

STEINBVG · 01-19-2021, 09:52 AM

If i understand correctly metal fatigue accumulates with multiple bangs over period of time, correct? The shooting/use are the main culprits.

Is there any damaging structural chemical/physical process in an old gun's metal [ or any metal/alloy] even without any shooting or physical use?

LET'S SAY THE SAME METALLURGY, FORGING , TOOLING, MACHINNING- THE IDENTICAL 2 GUNS MADE A 100 YEARS APART. NEVER SHOT. IS THE OLDER ONE MORE LIKELY TO BREAK SIMPLY FROM AGING?

TY

01-19-2021, 09:52 AM	#11
STEINBVG User Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: NEW JERSEY Posts: 167 Thanks: 141 Thanked 189 Times in 77 Posts	Never shot identical lugers built 100 years apart? If i understand correctly metal fatigue accumulates with multiple bangs over period of time, correct? The shooting/use are the main culprits. Is there any damaging structural chemical/physical process in an old gun's metal [ or any metal/alloy] even without any shooting or physical use? LET'S SAY THE SAME METALLURGY, FORGING , TOOLING, MACHINNING- THE IDENTICAL 2 GUNS MADE A 100 YEARS APART. NEVER SHOT. IS THE OLDER ONE MORE LIKELY TO BREAK SIMPLY FROM AGING? TY

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