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micmacman
wooden practice ordenance
On a recent documentary that I watched it was stated that during WW2 the Germans constructed a "decoy"/fake airfield intended to fool the RAF. The RAF responded by "bombing" the "fake airfield" with a single wooden (fake) bomb.
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Originally Posted by
Flying10uk
On a recent documentary that I watched it was stated that during WW2 the Germans constructed a "decoy"/fake airfield intended to fool the RAF. The RAF responded by "bombing" the "fake airfield" with a single wooden (fake) bomb.
thats funny , i know we had fake bases as well , complete with fake tanks
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What is that made of Birch? Looks like it. Those vary a bit due to contract, some have brass and some steel. Some have the metal painted and some blue or in the white...they made lots of various calibers too.
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im thinking its Maple , lammed together , its from 1943 so it would have darkened over the years , the grain looks a bit tight for birch , it would make more sense that they would use maple for durability over birch , the grain on the cone shows like that because its the end grain cut exposed
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I apparently never took photos of mine. I could swear I did including the case but I can't find them. The case is buried so I can't get at them easily either. I know I have three different types.
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Originally Posted by
micmacman
im thinking its Maple ,
I had a carpenter look at the pics you provided and he agrees with you, Maple.
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I have three of these, a little different in that the 'projectile' is all metal.
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Originally Posted by
Sapper740
a little different
They used to be around and they made them for all the big gun calibers to facilitate handling drills. Last one I saw here was a 6Pdr 7Cwt with a long check from one end to the other, wanted over $300CDN. He still has it and is now out of business...
I guess it could be worse, there was one for sale in the UK
a year back on MLU forum for £350. Then ship it here?
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They used to be around and they made them for all the big gun calibers to facilitate handling drills. Last one I saw here was a 6Pdr 7Cwt with a long check from one end to the other, wanted over $300CDN. He still has it and is now out of business...
I guess it could be worse, there was one for sale in the
UK a year back on MLU forum for £350. Then ship it here?
A Navy buddy gave me the spent casing from one of our 3" 70's and the Limbo ASW mortar from our Restigouche class DE's. I intended to replicate the projectiles these two cases launched for a display to commemorate the class since they were all being de-commissioned but a busy family life took up all my time back then.
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A Navy buddy gave me the spent casing from one of our 3" 70's and the Limbo ASW mortar from our Restigouche class DE's. I intended to replicate the projectiles these two cases launched for a display to commemorate the class since they were all being de-commissioned but a busy family life took up all my time back then.
Restigouche class Destroyer , im Mi'gmaq , my reserve in Quebec was called the Restigouche Indian Reserve for the longest time , its right on the St Charles river which was named the Restigouche river , i wasnt raised on the Rez , i was raised in the states , i never knew there was a Restigouche class destroyer
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