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    Draoich replied to the thread jap mortar.
    Hi, I wonder if someone could explain the difference between the Japanese 81mm mortar bomb Type 97 and the Type 100 (apart from the fuze...
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    Infanteer replied to the thread WW1 German training grenades?.
    Well, I ended up wiping the paint with acetone as that’s what I had on hand, and surprisingly, the paint held fast. The flannel patches...
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    ron3350 reacted to Infanteer's post in the thread WW1 German training grenades? with Like Like.
    I recently received several grenades including these two which have been painted red. There appears to be a dark shellac under the red...
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    Infanteer replied to the thread WW1 German training grenades?.
    Of course, that makes sense. I‘ll test the paint and see what I get. Thanks!
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    Infanteer reacted to mauser1889's post in the thread WW1 German training grenades? with Like Like.
    hello old original paint is oil-based, and is therefore very difficult to dissolve, e.g. with thinner recent paint transfers paint onto...
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    BMG50 reacted to Firstpaulee's post in the thread The Ranger Anti Personnel Mine Laying System with Like Like.
    Incidentally it is astounding how difficult it was to find an orange test mine after firing in order to plot dispersal patterns, range...
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    mauser1889 replied to the thread WW1 German training grenades?.
    hello old original paint is oil-based, and is therefore very difficult to dissolve, e.g. with thinner recent paint transfers paint onto...
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    AKON_ replied to the thread Czech shell ?.
    Hi JulienCD68 Can you tell us the number of grooves on that project. ? :) A : 28 B : 30 C : other Akon
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    Irod7 reacted to fert's post in the thread Czech shell ? with Like Like.
    Hello, I have Ortner’s book. The few page talk about 8,35cm are quite clear. A couple of battery tested, and dropped in favour of 8cm...
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    Irod7 reacted to AKON_'s post in the thread Czech shell ? with Like Like.
    @Irod7 1) For the 8.35cm caliber ...In 1916, Škoda issued a company print: 8.35cm Feldkanon L/29, construction 1916. (the stated...
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    fert replied to the thread Czech shell ?.
    Hello, I have Ortner’s book. The few page talk about 8,35cm are quite clear. A couple of battery tested, and dropped in favour of 8cm...
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    AKON_ replied to the thread Czech shell ?.
    @Irod7 1) For the 8.35cm caliber ...In 1916, Škoda issued a company print: 8.35cm Feldkanon L/29, construction 1916. (the stated...
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    P38Man reacted to ekim199944's post in the thread German 400 Gram Schü-mine (Pandomic Reproduction) with Like Like.
    German 400 Gram Schü mine (Pandemic Repro) With a lot of time on my hands, during the pandemic, I decided to make some reproduction...
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    Charlie reacted to Cheshiregirl's post in the thread Unusually large shells with Like Like.
    Good morning and thank you for letting me join. I recently inherited these two shells from an anti aircraft unit in Cheshire situated to...
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    Charlie reacted to LEAFLET's post in the thread Unusually large shells with Like Like.
    Hi Cheshiregirl, You got 2 British 3.7 inch cartridge cases. LEAFLET
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