TREPANNING LATHES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000500120247-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 9, 1999
• Sequence Number: 247
• Publication Date: July 30, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CONFIDENTIAL
SECURITY INFORlATION
CEN1'AL 'VELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY
SUBJECT
25X1A
Germany (Soviet Zone)
Trepanning Lathes
DATE (OF INFO.) Apr 53
3. Hhenever inexpensive trepanning lathes appear on the market they are use an
reconditioned machines originating in the "Bundesgebiet". There Ore still la number
were used prlaaarily for toe , production of detonators.
2. The well-known company, Schilling &Kraemer, was recently requested by the Soviet
Zone government to res,n++e the bv._lding of rifle barrel boring lathes, which it
formerly built. After receiving Ihelrequest, Mr Schilling escaped into West Berl
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which carried six to eight barrel al; which in turn carried the tools. These maehinee'
Haase & Wrede had a trepanning lat~he which was used to bore the inside of its heavy)
lathe spindles, but did not build tirepanning lathes. At one time Hasse & Wrede bu4.1t
a do-called "barrel turret lathe"I which had in the place of the turret head, a dx
sale. This provides the opportunity to make unusually favorable bids. Two machinesi
are said to be available from one jobber. These machines have the following
dimensions: I~
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are guilt only once and disappear Co the s
5. It is suspected that trepanning lathes are being produced at the Becher plant in
Kirchmoser. Becker used to: be a very large plant for the production of railroad
equipment, and was located in Brandenburg. It bvd expandod its facilities for war
work. It io impossible to ascertain', whether or not the lathes it produces are
exported from there to foreign countribut it is suspected that this is the case.
300 mm
1500 mm
125 amt
about 6.5 tons
300mm
2000mm
200=
about 6.5 tons
is generally ,known; however, that there is a constant develop
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meat of new machines there, which
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Depth of Bore
Largest Bore Diameter
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