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I am very surprised given how little machine gun barrels resemble a motar round! Was your father prosecuted? Edit: see stefanfisk comment, there is a surprisi
by steve19 9y ago
I am very surprised given how little machine gun barrels resemble a motar round!
Was your father prosecuted?
Edit: see stefanfisk comment, there is a surprising similarity between one type of wwi motar and wwi machine gun barrels.
- BattyMilk 9y agoHe was, yes. He received a 9 month sentence suspended for 2yrs.
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- steve19 9y agoI am sorry to hear that. That must have been a terrible experience for him and you.
- stefanfisk 9y agosometimes the similarities are not too far off http://www.westernfrontmilitaria.com/ourshop/prod_4018094--SOLD-WW1-British-Stokes-Trench-Mortar-Shell.html http://www.westernfrontmilitaria.com/ourshop/prod_4018094--S...
- Tech-Noir 9y agoFor privacy's sake I won't link to the story, which is not hard to find since the Channel Tunnel doesn't get closed that often, particularly over bomb scares, and I will delete/edit this post if the poster wants, but wow: The bomb went undetected as he travelled back to the UK through the Tunnel but later, as he attempted to return to France to show the device to a war expert friend, he was stopped for a routine check.
- dx034 9y agoApparently a Stokes mortar. To be honest, with enough rust I probably wouldn't have recognised it as that either. But doesn't mean it's wise to transport that in your car. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stokes_mortar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stokes_mortar