1914s What Is The Difference?

George Anderson · 03-15-2018, 10:15 AM

Generally speaking, 1914 and earlier Erfurts are just as well finished as are DWMs. In 1914 the German government ordered the Erfurt arsenal to dramatically increase their production of KAR 98s. This coincided with a depletion of skilled workers either through the draft or workers being lured away to commercial arms firms that were willing to pay higher wages.

After 1914 the Bavarian arms commission sent a delegation to Erfurt to find out why quality of Erfurt arms were deteriorating. The delegation later reported their findings laying the blame on the above factors as well as the fact that Erfurt was filling empty slots on their manufacturing lines with semi-competent new hires including women.

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03-15-2018, 10:15 AM	#16
George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,531 Times in 788 Posts	Generally speaking, 1914 and earlier Erfurts are just as well finished as are DWMs. In 1914 the German government ordered the Erfurt arsenal to dramatically increase their production of KAR 98s. This coincided with a depletion of skilled workers either through the draft or workers being lured away to commercial arms firms that were willing to pay higher wages. After 1914 the Bavarian arms commission sent a delegation to Erfurt to find out why quality of Erfurt arms were deteriorating. The delegation later reported their findings laying the blame on the above factors as well as the fact that Erfurt was filling empty slots on their manufacturing lines with semi-competent new hires including women.