[Milsurplus] An odd tale of Chinese QC ?

[Hubert Miller]

Photos of Wehrmacht pack radio Torn.Fu.b1 antenna sections.

Top:  original antenna sections connected ( simple push - insert )

Middle: original antenna sections, worst case fit together. I acquired these pre - May 1945 manufacture sections just this year.

Bottom: 2018 replicas, bought from Hong Kong. This is as far as they insert !





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I don't get it. The repro maker went so far as to include a "Waffenamt"  Arms Ministry acceptance stamp.

He had of course, had to have had the original item, to create the repro at a Chinese machine shop.

But just couldn't get it right. Didn't notice the poor fit, or didn't give a damn?

The repros were not cheap, either. About $90 a section. This adds up.

What is the China QC ethic ? "A good transaction is one where we get your money" ?



A Norwegian repro seller I asked about these repros, before I was able to acquire the real thing, assured me

the repros should look like this. I do not get it. Seems to me that any elementary school child could tell the product was not quite

right.

-Hue Miller










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