MACHINE GUNS - TANK WORKS [Main]

I. Women use various types of heavy plant, chiefly lathes or punches, to make Lewis machine guns. One group rivets on the retaining pieces to the ammunition pans. Spraying the ammunition pans. Making the machine gun bolt, starting by profiling the camway, milling the extractor slot, boring and parting off the ferrules and profiling the receiver. One woman uses a die stamp to blank the ammunition p…