Originally Posted by
Johnny in Texas
and they were short one hand guard so he went to the testing range and removed on from a test gun that was sitting in a rack not being used. That could have happened but is very unlikely.
Actually the scenario is not that far fetched, just being able to prove it to provide provenance is.
While manufacturing Howitzers, I have actually directed that parts be removed from a test gun to be used to make the monthly schedule of a new production gun (18 months of "on time" delivery record at stake). Parts were replaced on test gun the next week, but had we waited for them we would not have made the previous months delivery. Now proving that it happened is another story, which is why it happened in the first place.
Last edited by jimmyzwei; 08-19-2013 at 06:13.
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