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Oversized shootin' iron. Machining a breech block seat for a mighty gun being rushed for completion in an eastern arsenal
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Credit lineOversized shootin' iron. Machining a breech block seat for a mighty gun being rushed for completion in an eastern arsenal. 1942-01-01. United States. Office Of War Information, Palmer, Alfred T.. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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