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Offline colmbo

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Re: Name that WW2 Thing
« Reply #255 on: November 20, 2014, 11:08:47 PM »
Quote from: FLOOB on November 19, 2014, 11:52:59 AM
It's still in use today.
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Looks like the handle for a spool of comma wire.
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Re: Name that WW2 Thing
« Reply #256 on: November 20, 2014, 11:36:31 PM »
Yep, it's a reeling machine for the DR8 spool.
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Re: Name that WW2 Thing
« Reply #257 on: November 21, 2014, 01:15:59 AM »
It is indeed a Buchon. Any educated guesses on the variant?

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PS. This is a post WW2 picture, sorry for that...  ;)
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Re: Name that WW2 Thing
« Reply #258 on: November 21, 2014, 03:46:09 AM »
Quote from: Charge on November 21, 2014, 01:15:59 AM
It is indeed a Buchon. Any educated guesses on the variant?

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PS. This is a post WW2 picture, sorry for that...  ;)

No war time 109 carried rails for rockets like that.

HA-1112-M1L
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Re: Name that WW2 Thing
« Reply #259 on: November 21, 2014, 04:28:12 AM »
Indeed. Only HA-1112-M1L was called a "Buchon" although there were 5 operational Spanish variants based on 109 airframe.

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Offline FLOOB

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Re: Name that WW2 Thing
« Reply #260 on: November 21, 2014, 04:21:54 PM »
This ones easy.
« Last Edit: November 21, 2014, 04:24:04 PM by FLOOB »
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Re: Name that WW2 Thing
« Reply #261 on: November 21, 2014, 05:36:55 PM »
Is that a spring loaded mine, similar to a 'bouncing betty'?
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Re: Name that WW2 Thing
« Reply #262 on: November 22, 2014, 01:49:34 AM »
Butterfly bomb?
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Re: Name that WW2 Thing
« Reply #263 on: November 22, 2014, 03:04:32 AM »
Quote from: FLOOB on November 21, 2014, 04:21:54 PM
This ones easy.
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Fairing part of a German SD2 bomb.
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Re: Name that WW2 Thing
« Reply #264 on: November 22, 2014, 06:18:53 AM »
Scherf was correct, Wmaker was more correct. DaveBB just made stuff up.

Here's another easy one.
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Offline Arlo

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Re: Name that WW2 Thing
« Reply #265 on: November 22, 2014, 10:11:19 AM »
Floob, it's kinda Wmaker's turn.  ;)
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Re: Name that WW2 Thing
« Reply #266 on: November 24, 2014, 08:43:17 AM »
Lower case "p" with rescue finial and ergonomic grip?
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Re: Name that WW2 Thing
« Reply #267 on: November 27, 2014, 08:33:21 PM »
Looks like I win!

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Re: Name that WW2 Thing
« Reply #268 on: December 10, 2014, 08:23:51 AM »
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Re: Name that WW2 Thing
« Reply #269 on: December 12, 2014, 11:56:44 AM »
It looks like some kind of tracked anti-tank German field gun... Hmmm
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