Image ID: 04381

The fitting of ribs between the barrels in unidentified Birmingham gunsmiths

Taken by Library of Birmingham

Birmingham
West midlands
England

A photograph showing the fitting of ribs between the barrels is being done . As barrels vary in section this must be [done] accurately by hand by some with the expertise; the picture also shows all the necessary tools need for the process.

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