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TennBill2 · 03-02-2011, 10:53 AM

I'm not sure which has been the most difficult, collecting information, making patterns, or actual construction. Most of this is pure handwork. I guess one has to imagine the first few prototypes were hand made, I wonder how many to get it to work? Then, I presume, comes the tooling. Would have been much easier if I had one in my hands to work from. It has given me such an appreciation for the pure genius of these guys and the incredible craftsmanship that went into the work. One has to imagine how apprenticeships worked back then, I'm envisioning some 10 year old doing nothing but polishing grip screws all day. I have long felt Herr Borchardt has gotten kind of a footnote in History, compared to Herr Luger. I wish I had the resources to write a book strictly on the Borchardt. I recently built a wheellock which was very difficult to get to work.....500 year old technology! Probably a hundred assemblies, disassembly, file, fit, etc. Then one day, 'Bang'....nearly jumped off the ground!

03-02-2011, 10:53 AM	#10
TennBill2 RIP Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 101 Thanks: 0 Thanked 17 Times in 6 Posts	Thanks guys! I'm not sure which has been the most difficult, collecting information, making patterns, or actual construction. Most of this is pure handwork. I guess one has to imagine the first few prototypes were hand made, I wonder how many to get it to work? Then, I presume, comes the tooling. Would have been much easier if I had one in my hands to work from. It has given me such an appreciation for the pure genius of these guys and the incredible craftsmanship that went into the work. One has to imagine how apprenticeships worked back then, I'm envisioning some 10 year old doing nothing but polishing grip screws all day. I have long felt Herr Borchardt has gotten kind of a footnote in History, compared to Herr Luger. I wish I had the resources to write a book strictly on the Borchardt. I recently built a wheellock which was very difficult to get to work.....500 year old technology! Probably a hundred assemblies, disassembly, file, fit, etc. Then one day, 'Bang'....nearly jumped off the ground!