Cased Borchardt on AA

DavidJayUden · 01-10-2015, 10:32 PM

Earth to Jerry:
Something has gotten extremely lost in translation.
I am referring to the early guild days where the "new guys" spent years doing the mundane tasks, eventually working their way up the labor ladder.
So much of the fitting work in those days was a slow and tedious process, usually long hours over a candle, sooting parts to be fitted. Such was the life of the early gunsmith at the finest builders in Europe, and probably a motive for immigration to the USA.
But to read that I was suggesting that the turn-of-the-century craftsman did not take pride in their work is simply incorrect.
As to their reward at the end of the day, I really can't comment, but I'm not certain if a skilled gunsmith and craftsman ever really earned the rewards that he had coming, especially in Europe. They were simply expected to occupy a lower position in life than other more lucratively rewarded peers.
dju

01-10-2015, 10:32 PM	#6
DavidJayUden Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,047 Thanks: 578 Thanked 1,414 Times in 887 Posts	Earth to Jerry: Something has gotten extremely lost in translation. I am referring to the early guild days where the "new guys" spent years doing the mundane tasks, eventually working their way up the labor ladder. So much of the fitting work in those days was a slow and tedious process, usually long hours over a candle, sooting parts to be fitted. Such was the life of the early gunsmith at the finest builders in Europe, and probably a motive for immigration to the USA. But to read that I was suggesting that the turn-of-the-century craftsman did not take pride in their work is simply incorrect. As to their reward at the end of the day, I really can't comment, but I'm not certain if a skilled gunsmith and craftsman ever really earned the rewards that he had coming, especially in Europe. They were simply expected to occupy a lower position in life than other more lucratively rewarded peers. dju