Wooden freehand die-less forging patterns and what they reveal about making parts for the best gun trade from the 1860s to 1960s

The wooden forging patterns to guide the freehand forging of double gun components from James Woodward and Sons are important and rare survivors. They bring significant insight to our understanding of the trade of ‘best’1 gunmaking. Most date from the 1860s and 1870s to the first and second decades...

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Main Authors: David Williams, Nicholas Harlow, Stephen Grist
Format: Default Article
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/30281245.v1
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