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    Rrickoshae replied to the thread Appledore Devon.
    Hmm, dandelions, really good for you. Full of minerals, iron, calcium, potassium and vitamins A C & K , they help manage blood sugar...
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    ASD replied to the thread FFE Certification.
    Connects with the link above <https://www.issee.co.uk/sites/default/files/nos/13.17.pdf>
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    ASD replied to the thread FFE Certification.
    Another interesting link. <https://www.issee.co.uk/resources/national-occupational-standards/1317-certify-free-explosives-ffe>
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    ASD replied to the thread FFE Certification.
    This is an interesting topic. I am not sensing much coherence (within open-source advice) but some confusion about what FFE means in...
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    BOCNBOY66 replied to the thread PADR FABR KARLSRUHE 1895.
    I have cleaned up the headstamp and here is a better photo.
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    ASD replied to the thread WW2 Mine Detectors.
    Also, via IWM, from the RE BD History Group page <https://www.facebook.com/groups/122960515004063/search/?q=detector>
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    ASD replied to the thread WW2 Mine Detectors.
    This link may be of interest. It is from the RE BD History Group page <https://www.facebook.com/groups/122960515004063/search/?q=detector>
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    ASD replied to the thread Pig Stick.
    With variations!
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    ASD reacted to TimG's post in the thread Pig Stick with Like Like.
    Firearms Act 1968 (as amended) Sec. 57 (2) In this Act, the expression “ammunition” means ammunition for any firearm ..... As the...
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    ASD reacted to spotter's post in the thread L.Zt.Z. 67 rescue with Like Like.
    I was kindly given a very relic L.Zt.Z. 67 fuze by a fellow bocn member. Used in the German SD 2 butterfly bombs i wasnt really sure if...
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    TimG replied to the thread Pig Stick.
    Firearms Act 1968 (as amended) Sec. 57 (2) In this Act, the expression “ammunition” means ammunition for any firearm ..... As the...
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    justin reacted to LEI-13-HG's post in the thread German Incendiary B2.2E-Z ? with Like Like.
    These steel versions were made for the 1969 Battle of Britain film for a scene of incendiaries hitting a street that was never used in...
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    ASD replied to the thread German Incendiary B2.2E-Z ?.
    Yet another. Not all of the BoB film props - and the evidence seems convincing that's what they steel versions are - are stamped 'EOD'...
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    earni74 posted the classified ad For sale cannon rounds in Inert Cartridges.
    price indicated plus post, sold separately, further pics on request 23x139 sold 20x139 apds sold 20x138 drill sold
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    earni74 posted the classified ad For sale cannon rounds in Inert Cartridges.
    price indicated plus post,sold separately, further pics on request Madsen and Lahti SOLD 20x138B Czech sold
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