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Chemical Delay Pencils
- Thread starter jvollenberg
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Interesting ... I thought maybe they were Russian, but for countries outside of Russia (hence the mix of Cyrillic and U.S. writing).
Also of note is that the 1038 and black dot are on the Styrofoam container as well.
Joe
Also of note is that the 1038 and black dot are on the Styrofoam container as well.
Joe
I have also found them in card board boxes each containing 20 pencils and steel boxes containing 10 pencils. Both the card board, Steel and Styrofoam boxes has actually been taped closed with the exact same type of grey Gaffa tape that the one in your photo.
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id agree more with jvollenberg,I don't think something made in the USA would have Russian writing on it,unless it was a CIA type issue.also the manufacture looks a bit basic for US standards,i think they would be a bit better than polystyrene and duck tape.possibly Yugoslavian made
just a thought anyway
just a thought anyway
UK I think....... Dave
Looks very close to some items I observed which had been recovered by Austrian EOD. They had suppressors, explosives, 3.5-inch rockets etc. Very surprising to me as I had never heard of the program until that time.
en.wikipedia.org
Operation Gladio - Wikipedia
These are US made for the Operation Absalon in Denmark. Easily recognizable because of the hexagonal base plug, the British has a round base plug and the firing pin housing is made of zinc platted brass.
Old post. I have always thought the ones with a copper tube over brass were U.S. and copper over aluminum was British. I have no idea if the U.S. made pencils for other ops or general distribution.
I see Anders said the British spring housings were zinc plated brass. Is that true? Never aluminum?
On the subject of U.S. made items with Cyrillic writing on them or their instruction sheets, most of the WS19 Mk III radios made by three U.S. manufacturers were for the Lend-Lease program to the UK and Commonwealth countries plus the USSR. They carried English and Cyrillic data plates. Same goes for many of the Canadian made WS19s including Mk II models.
I said "most" because the U.S. Marine Corps used some WS19s in the Pacific war.
I see Anders said the British spring housings were zinc plated brass. Is that true? Never aluminum?
On the subject of U.S. made items with Cyrillic writing on them or their instruction sheets, most of the WS19 Mk III radios made by three U.S. manufacturers were for the Lend-Lease program to the UK and Commonwealth countries plus the USSR. They carried English and Cyrillic data plates. Same goes for many of the Canadian made WS19s including Mk II models.
I said "most" because the U.S. Marine Corps used some WS19s in the Pacific war.
Scout Sniper
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In regards to the housing being aluminium, yes it is true they are all zinc plated brass.
I have yet to see anybody prove one is made from aluminium, but i guarantee if you scratch them hard enough you will see brass!
I have yet to see anybody prove one is made from aluminium, but i guarantee if you scratch them hard enough you will see brass!