Remember, everyone in this video has long since gone to meet their maker. Hats off to the talented machinists and craftsmen we see here.

Undoubtedly a number of relatives of these workers used the BARS in active service and on the battlefield. That knowledge likely helped motivate the workers. "I'm building this for my son, brother, husband, nephew."

I love that the people that actually manufactured and made the parts dressed in ties and wore lab coats. They were craftsmen and women and the knew it

Ive been a machinest for 45 yrs and remember as an apprentice the old boys wore a collar and tie under their overalls. They were very proud of their trades and skill levels. I got a smack 'round the earhole once for trying to go home with dirty finger nails.

At the time of filming, this factory was literally a state of the art manufacturing facility! Every step carried out by craftsmen, all machining carried out by hand, relying on the skill of the engineer working the machines! Leather belt driven machinery, and every tolerance relying on the Operator to be precise. Thankfully, manufacturing has evolved, and with it the working conditions of the employees.

1:25 Straightening barrels _by eye,_ now that's incredible.

In 1918 these craftsmen, using belt driven machinery , created one of the most iconic masterpieces!!! Good job gentlemen!!!

Joey said he remembers when him and Corn Pop worked at that factory they test fired all the weapons themselves.

Amazing the amount of machine work that went into that process. The development of the manufacturing tooling was truly a marvel. Manufacturing and industrial engineering at its best!

Having owned a 1918A2 for many years I can tell ya the BAR was a work of art for it's time...... from and era never to be seen again.

that John browning was a genius. not only did he design the rifle but he also pioneered many of the manufacturing processes at a time when the automobile was only a few years old.

All those machines had to be set up, ran, maintained. Pride and craftsmanship. Now, injection molded plastics are a thing. Video of over 100 years ago...and their work still appreciated.

Another video gem. I think it is safe to say that even though that was an assembly line, each of those employees were still artisans of their craft. I was surprised to see how many guys still wore ties/vests while working. A sign of the times obviously.

Congratulations, excellent film , labor force at its best , how clean cut and serious are being doing their job , professionals all of them .

What a cool job. Test firing a BAR.

I like how men wore suits and and ties to work.. Very classy, roll up your sleeves and get to it!!!

A lot of skilled machining went into the BAR. Small wonder it looks so good.

The thing was indestructible but weighed a ton with its magazines. Seemed the little guys were slotted to carry it in service. Marines still have many thousands in storage.

8:24 has 8 racks of BARs, 20 to a rack = $8,000,000 worth of guns on todays market ! I get sick when I think of all the BARs the government destroyed, or just gave away to banana countries after they were out dated. Plus all the BARs , Thompsons, Garands, and 1911s laying on the bottom of the ocean after supply ships were torpedoed.

Was really hoping that John Moses browning himself would pop up and photo bomb someone in the factory! Great vid. Thanks for sharing.

Amazing. It would be interesting to see a video of the making of an MG-42 for comparison. Both clashed on the same battlefields ; milled early century technology vs stamped metal 1940s method.

Amazing seeing the setup of all that equipment running on distributed belt power.

I'm amazed at 4:26 that the operator seems to be using a hand aligned jig during a receiver drilling/reaming operation. That's probably the most critical component in this design and the process seems very uncontrolled. Also, lots of streams of variation-with operators running several machines simultaneously. The design had to be robust to handle everything that could potentially go wrong from a process standpoint. I'd love to see a similar video for the Browning M1917 Heavy Machine Gun, that would be great!

I wonder if the great grandkids of these folks have seen these videos. Something to be proud of.

This footage is truly amazing!!

Great talents and fine machining ! Admire them in those days

Incredibly beautiful rifle always wanted to shoot one

No CAD/CAM here, these weapons were hand built by craftsmen. I would love to have a BAR, even if it was de-milled to semi-auto only

When a turner worked in an impeccble shirt and tie. Geniuses !!!

Wonderful music and film thanks

God bless John Moses Browning!

The sheer amount of man hours it probably took to make just one is probably insaine. The BAR is by no means a simple gun to manufacture, and my hats off to those that put in their time to build them. They probably had quite a few noisy bars around the plant, with the number of people clocking off at the end of the day.

Just think, anyone back then could order one with zero paper work. When we were a true free nation...

I love this videos!!!

Excellent tooling and lots of lubrication!

Craftsmen giving all their talent and hard work and in return given thankless unsafe and hazardous working conditions without eye protection, guards on machinery and belts exposing themselves to debilitating injury without benefits or death

What precious video! XD

Excellent video....... subbed ya.

Ties, belt powered tools... amazing.

I like this video of how BAR was made from the factory. John Moses Browning was a genius of his time. If John Moses Browning didn't pass away in 1926, but instead was able to live long enough into 1930-1940. He would create his own assault rifle and battle rifle(post WW2 like FN FAL) Alternate Timeline 1940: In this alternate timeline, Browning was able to live long enough to work and innovate in small arms. When German introduce the StG44. Browning have a vision to create his own assault rifle. By using the BAR/Colt Monitor/FN Model D for base design including capture some examples of StG44 for study. In, 1944, he introduce the BROWAR(Browning Assault Rifle/Automatic Rifle) 1944. Note: Imagine, BAR mix with FAL. Fire selector like FAL, but based model are Colt Monitor/FN Model D. Less bulky and more slimmer. A carbine version with folding stock like Para FAL. BROWAR 44 Design: 1944 Type: Assault Rifle Caliber: .30-06 Weight: 4kg Barrel Length: 16 inch Barrel Magazine Capacity: 30 Rounds Rate of Fire: 750 rpm Following a successful of BROWAR. He introduce other variants. It was use during the Post WW2 and prove to be quiet effective. BROWAR-C(Carbine) Design: 1945 Type: Assault Rifle/Carbine Caliber: .30-06 Weight: 3.3kg Barrel Length: 10 inch Barrel Magazine Capacity: 30 Rounds Rate of Fire: 750 rpm BROWAR-S(Sharpshooter) Design: 1945 Type: DMR Caliber: .30-06 Weight: 6kg Barrel Length: 20 inch Barrel Magazine Capacity: 10-20 Rounds Rate of Fire: Semi Automatic BROWAR-MG(Machinegun) Design: 1945 Type: Light Machinegun Caliber: .30-06 Weight: 8kg Barrel Length: 18 inch Barrel Magazine Capacity: 30 Rounds/75 Rounds Drum Rate of Fire: 750 rpm PS: If that really happen. We won't have AR15/M16 in our timeline.

The milling department are rock stars.

Every county in USA needs one of these factories. Even today

my dad carried a bar in rotc in pasadena california,yes rose parade california

That was the go team 💪

I enjoyed this video. I know that was the thing back then , but I can't get over wearing a suit and tie in a manufacturing environment .

No gloves or safety glasses and men wearing ties around lathes....gotta wonder how many injuries there were

Notice how well dressed they are. Many are wearing vests (coat removed) and long tie or bow tie.

Showing up to work on the line in a starched collar shirt and tie. How cool is that!?

Lots of handguns don't have external safeties, maybe explain/offer another option such as a "NY trigger pack" install service or other trigger weights. modifications.

I had the honor of firing a full auto original I could actually hip fire it like it was nothing you develop the respect of that 30-06 ammo really quick when your spitting it out at a rapid pace

They knew how to get it done ✅ and that’s more than I can say about workers today

When America made things and good things, proud to make them proud to be one.

This is really amazing! You look and see the various types of tooling and machinery used back then along with the techniques, it’s fascinating! I have to wonder though with the kind of hand craftsmanship they had then compared to the CNC and AUTOCAD types of manufacturing that exists today, which is ultimately going to produce the better product of weaponry?

Que lindo video histórico muy bueno 👍

No MIM parts in those fantastic weapons.

That was an awesome video! I know if I worked there all I'd be thinking about was how I was going to get one out the door. 🙂

Man...how factories have changed. No guards on those spinning belts and sharp tools, and nary a pair of safety glasses anywhere.

Colt Monitor I wish i had one.. or even try it at range🇺🇸❤️ , not seen here in EU

Makes ya wonder how many of those ended up at the bottom of the ocean on D-Day.

Is that the very first live, laugh love sign behind the barrel forging guy?!

7:07 didn't knew that Theodore Roosevelt was making them guns.

Back then guns were a work of art, even the simplest of one's like the 98k Kriegsmodel. Now they're just plastic molded, made with no care, each faceless.

Back when people cared about their craft and took pride in their work.

Interesting how many machining operations went into the BARs, compared to their ultramodern counterparts made in Germany for the Wehrmacht with stamping, riveting and welding with machining kept to a bare minimum.

BAR.......Bad Ass Rifle

Wouldn't it be amazing to see how they made Firearms in factories in the 1800s? BSA, Mauser or even Styer?

First forging process is knowing could well be that "Upset" forging process...or maybe "Open Die" forging...

Beautiful Thanks for sharing. No eye protection no ear protection no mask! No OSHA! Good!

Love all that moving machinery and men wearing ties.

How would you like to have one of those racks full of finished product.

To think what an original 1918 BAR goes for now forty to fifty thousand in the U.S..

Building a premium killing tool takes skilled hands...

Back when our country was great because of the people who cared.

Wish I had one of these, to me it was one of the best designs, If the M1 Garand would have come with a 20 round mag that would have been the best battle rifle...

now I understand why America is a super power...they got all the tools they need.

At 5:35 is like a jump scare haha.

Hardworking fit looking workers. Interesting that some of the men wore ties while operating milling machines.

Any film on the filling of the ammunition

Amazing that the barrels are made of smaller stock and the breech end is upset to accommodate chamber etc.

The B.A.R. was very good in it's day. It was being used up until the Viet Nam "conflict". I had the chance to handle a real 1918 model and it's HEAVY! 18+ pounds + amunition. It doesn't sound like it's that much but believe me, just holding one for 15 minutes and it got heavy. Imagine carrying one + amunition for the 5 + years of WWII. The modern M 60 is more manageable. The BAR is cool It's nice to hold a classic weapon.

Bonny & Clyde..Rifle :)

Было интересно посмотреть!!!

I’ll take two!

How tge hell did you find this?...Great vid, my favorite gun is the b.a.r

America 🇺🇸

All done with drive belts

I guess back then wearing safety glasses wasn't a requirement in a machine shop.

How was the reported performance of the rifle when it did see combat in late 1918?

Very educational how do you get all that old footage?

Wouldn't you love to fire one of those?! I know I would!

Operai in camicia, gilet e cravatta, mi piace 👍👍😊😊

can you imagine wearing a tie around all of that machinery?

En la filmación no se nada todo muy oscuro

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A long time before OSHA.

Was that the Colt factory?

Bar

Great video,, thoroughly enjoyed it,,, although the OHS&E aspects (lack thereof) made me cringe

Might is right

sure as shit no one works this efficiently these days