Found at the bottom of Dads old toolbox.
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Originally Posted by dixi188
Is that perhaps an old plumbob? The groove at the fat end may be to attach piece of string, but it would have to come out in the centre of the fat end.
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Originally Posted by Less Hair
Could it be ammunition? Be careful.
I have a image in my my head of my father marching into the council office in a rural French small town and announcing
“Je avez une bombe!”
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Originally Posted by Jump Complete
My parents found what appeared to be a small bomb in the garden of the old wreck of a house they’d bought in L’ Vendee, 30 odd years ago. They reported it to the local Maries office.
I have a image in my my head of my father marching into the council office in a rural French small town and announcing
“Je avez une bombe!”
I have a image in my my head of my father marching into the council office in a rural French small town and announcing
“Je avez une bombe!”
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Likely to be a work `tool`...? What is it made of..brass,copper,steel...? An `alignment tool`..? or for `flaring` pipe ends..?
Many years ago at RAE Bedford ,I was enjoying a session of aerobatics in a Hunter,recovering from doing a stall-turn,and found the rudder was jammed at full left.This caused a little consternation,and having declared my problem (brake on one side only),used the brake chute .On landing the obstruction freed,,so all okay..Was met by OC Flying,given a `bollocking`..blah..blah...etc..in the meantime one of the engineers opened the bottom panel from the control-run ,and out fell a 12 x1 inch steel bolt fashioned much as `your` tool...!Further investigation revealed it had probably been used as an `alignment tool` when the tailplane trim jack had been installed ,possibly by BAe,but nobody claimed ownership...It had `migrated ` all the way along the aircraft `spine`,and down the control run behind the cockpit,fortunately only jamming the rudder,not the elevator and aileron push-rods...
Did your father work at BAe Dunsfold perchance,Munnst...?
Many years ago at RAE Bedford ,I was enjoying a session of aerobatics in a Hunter,recovering from doing a stall-turn,and found the rudder was jammed at full left.This caused a little consternation,and having declared my problem (brake on one side only),used the brake chute .On landing the obstruction freed,,so all okay..Was met by OC Flying,given a `bollocking`..blah..blah...etc..in the meantime one of the engineers opened the bottom panel from the control-run ,and out fell a 12 x1 inch steel bolt fashioned much as `your` tool...!Further investigation revealed it had probably been used as an `alignment tool` when the tailplane trim jack had been installed ,possibly by BAe,but nobody claimed ownership...It had `migrated ` all the way along the aircraft `spine`,and down the control run behind the cockpit,fortunately only jamming the rudder,not the elevator and aileron push-rods...
Did your father work at BAe Dunsfold perchance,Munnst...?
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Could be an alignment tool. About 8mm would corresponds to 5/16 inch which would be a nice round number for a bolt in British/American engineering.
Are you sure about 8mm? I measure it at over 10mm, but that could be parallax.
Need more pics; what's going on with that slot at the 8mm station? What was dad's trade/specialisation?
Are you sure about 8mm? I measure it at over 10mm, but that could be parallax.
Need more pics; what's going on with that slot at the 8mm station? What was dad's trade/specialisation?
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Originally Posted by Jump Complete
My parents found what appeared to be a small bomb in the garden of the old wreck of a house they’d bought in L’ Vendee, 30 odd years ago. They reported it to the local Maries office.
I have a image in my my head of my father marching into the council office in a rural French small town and announcing
“Je avez une bombe!”
I have a image in my my head of my father marching into the council office in a rural French small town and announcing
“Je avez une bombe!”
I've seen one in a display of land mines at a museum in either Vietnam or Cambodia.
Man Bilong Balus long PNG
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My first thought was an Armour Piercing core from a 50BMG projectile, but doubt that now.
Indeed I doubt very much that is in any way explosive ordnance of any type.
Indeed I doubt very much that is in any way explosive ordnance of any type.
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It's been a very long time since I dealt with them* but it's not an alignment pin fro the back of an ARINC rack is it? They were usually spring loaded but I think there were fixed ones too. No idea of the actual dimensions but they were about that size.
*Tornado Infra Red Line Scan
*Tornado Infra Red Line Scan
