got a borescope recently and was looking at the dust covers I have and figured I'd share what I saw. its difficult to get good focus with it but ill isolate some pictures in a sec.
https://youtu.be/R_2jNquJ3Bw?si=itwIuLAq2onRxDlH the unaltered youtube video
(https://i.ibb.co/B6Yz4Lz/1949-1.png) (https://imgbb.com/)
[1}949
(https://i.ibb.co/YdYm8xJ/1949-9-x1.png) (https://imgbb.com/)
1[9]49
(https://i.ibb.co/dG3Kxx5/1949-4.png) (https://imgbb.com/)
19[4]9
(https://i.ibb.co/QQQJjGt/1949-9-x2.png) (https://imgbb.com/)
194[9]
(https://i.ibb.co/V3JBvpj/1949-r.png) (https://imgbb.com/)
Г.
(https://i.ibb.co/zJXfBqy/1949-Top-of-Arrow.png) (https://ibb.co/WtkKMmb)
Top of Arrow
(https://i.ibb.co/vj4D3pV/1949-Bottom-of-Arrow.png) (https://imgbb.com/)
Bottom of Arrow
(https://i.ibb.co/J58KH1x/1949-Bottom-Left-of-Star.png) (https://ibb.co/syc2qf5)
Bottom Left of Arrow
(https://i.ibb.co/frcdHgM/1949-Bottom-Rigth-of-Star.png) (https://ibb.co/SVLwBjN)
Bottom Right of Arrow
(https://i.ibb.co/Y8N5FKL/1949-Top-Center-of-Star.png) (https://ibb.co/k0GLsrS)
Top Center of Arrow
(https://i.ibb.co/vdbMvHP/1949-Top-Left-of-Star.png) (https://ibb.co/8xJQ405)
Top Left of Star
(https://i.ibb.co/XLGYNzW/1949-Top-Right-of-Star.png) (https://ibb.co/fFTDBCX)
Top Right of Star
(https://i.ibb.co/yNj8vxD/1950-1.png) (https://imgbb.com/)
[1]950
(https://i.ibb.co/J5kTn8d/1950-9.png) (https://imgbb.com/)
1[9]50
(https://i.ibb.co/yp9BZ4d/1950-5.png) (https://imgbb.com/)
19[5]0
(https://i.ibb.co/3mQXrch/1950-0.png) (https://imgbb.com/)
195[0]
(https://i.ibb.co/Mn3nVVM/1950-r.png) (https://imgbb.com/)
Г.
(https://i.ibb.co/6sdYkLS/1950-Top-of-Arrow.png) (https://imgbb.com/)
Top of Arrow
(https://i.ibb.co/XZrWn5x/1950-Bottom-of-Star.png) (https://imgbb.com/)
Bottom of Arrow
(https://i.ibb.co/SsQ0nJs/1950-Top-of-Star.png) (https://ibb.co/sm5Qwtm)
Top of Star
(https://i.ibb.co/WsSP6NL/1950-Bottom-Left-of-Star.png) (https://ibb.co/jH7WT9S)
Bottom Left of Star
(https://i.ibb.co/88XRmWd/1950-Bottom-Right-of-Star.png) (https://ibb.co/mzSYRLX)
Bottom Right of Star
(https://i.ibb.co/wgHm6M8/1950-Top-Left-of-Star.png) (https://ibb.co/3dXZhBV)
Top Left of Star
(https://i.ibb.co/wgHm6M8/1950-Top-Left-of-Star.png) (https://ibb.co/3dXZhBV)
Top Left of Star
Looks like a lot of small strikes went into making a complete marking :o I suppose they had a surplus of soldiers to employ after the Great Patriotic War rofl
I don't have a macro lens, but you can click on picture to expand.
(https://i.ibb.co/jRJqq46/IMG-6063.jpg) (https://ibb.co/TLWJJhv)
(https://i.ibb.co/Hn9HXxp/IMG-6073.jpg) (https://ibb.co/zGt4N7H)
Quote from: Phosphorus32 on January 02, 2025, 08:50:17 PM
Looks like a lot of small strikes went into making a complete marking :o I suppose they had a surplus of soldiers to employ after the Great Patriotic War rofl
Right? I mean all those man hours for a dust cover? I’d hate to have been the guy doing that for the first whole year of production