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Blown WW2 Russian "Katyusha" Rocket.

skull181

skull181

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Gave this rocket a bit of a clean-up..

I believe it to be a WW2 Russian "Katyusha" Rocket?
 

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Rubbed it down with a file and rough sanding paper.
 

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Slopped a load of Evapo rust on it and added some red primer.
 

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Put some green paint on it and let the Spiders and worms have a new home.
 

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Hey, when you obtained it in western Europe, it may well be a German copy of the Katyusha. We found dozens of them in the Nijmegen/Groesbeek area.
 
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