Short film clip on BBC news

[exat808]

Interesting clip on BBC news. Belgian EOD team member talking about current disposal of the Iron Harvest.
No too sure if it will be accessible to members logging in from outside the UK

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-40768853/uncovering-the-unexploded-shells-of-world-war-one

 

[siegfreid]

Thanks for showing that Exat . Once again , demonstrating what a debt we all owe to the brave souls of EOD folks everywhere . On a purely technical note , I bet the shell collector members on this site will love trying to ID some of those projectiles on display ! For those into grenades , there is an intact No 28 Mk 1 shown on the shelf . The Mk 1 is extremely uncommon compared to the Mk II as they had a production run of only a few tens of thousands compared with a couple of million Mk II's .

 

[kiwieod]

they must have a surplus of M12/20 anti tank mines,looks like they are using them as a charge to set off the old projectiles.

 

[AMMOTECHXT]

There were times when in British service, 1 Lb CE/TNT blocks (1980) Mk 7 anti-tank mines (mid 1980s) and later Barmines (1991) were used as bulk demolition explosives when destroying other stocks of unserviceable / obsolete ammunition.

 

[jonnyc]

Saw it just fine in the US.......fascinating.