[Milsurplus] An odd tale of Chinese QC ?

[Gordon Smith]

Hi Hue,
Please remember that this is the same country 
where producers of baby formula added melamine to 
it to increase profits (Line here: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Chinese_milk_scandal 
). This caused 6 babies to die and affected over 
300,000 children in China. So in the name of 
profits, they are willing to screw over their own 
people. Also, be aware that Chinese metal makers 
are so poorly thought of that even Chinese 
manufacturers don't use them.  A "poor fit" is 
probably pretty good by Chinese standards.

73, Gordon KJ6IKT


At 01:28 PM 3/16/2020, Hubert Miller wrote:
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>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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>A picture containing indoor, table, sitting, front Description
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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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