Circa 1880 the British began using a pneumatic barrel straightener. At about the same time Pieper invented an oven to braze barrels. These two innovations greatly improved poi and speeded production of sxs shotguns. This is a picture from Lucien Clement's shop, circa pre-1900 that shows the Belgian version of the British pneumatic machine.



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