Sword Factory

[Dave R]

 There is a fair bit of discussion about factory made blades, while doing some research I came across a 1946 video of the making of  presentation sword in England. I think it is of relevance.

[BIG]

Hi Dave, http://streaming.britishpathe.com/hls-vod/flash/00000000/00045000/00045159.mp4.m3u8

 

Best Regards

[Dave R]

Hi Dave, http://streaming.britishpathe.com/hls-vod/flash/00000000/00045000/00045159.mp4.m3u8

Best Regards

 

[Bruce Pennington]

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Dave, my browser asked what software to view it, and I picked a "player" which worked fine.

 

Peter, did you notice they were all wearing suits with ties while they worked? My how times have changed!

[Dave R]

 I think the ties were worn for the occasion. I also think the "Gaffer" came out of his office especially for the cameras. What I particularly noticed was the amount of hand work, gravity/drop hammer and etc rather than rollers or power hammers. The sword in question was a "special" though rather than a production line job.

[Dave R]

Still no luck playing it! Can someone put up another version or point me to the source?

 

Nope, still getting nothing at 11.57 GMT 3 of Nov.16...... could be the version of VLC I have or my 'puter. According to one message it is a firewall problem. Never mind, as I am more interested in the subject of sword production in the 1940's than my ability to run  a particular program, so let's concentrate on that.

[pcfarrar]

Still no luck playing it! Can someone put up another version or point me to the source?

You need to open the URL as a stream in VLC and not download it.