Comments for Since Owen's running around picking fights in the comments today...

Since Owen's running around picking fights in the comments today...

2006-03-03T16:57:12Z

...let's see if we can distract him with bright shiny objects.

Silly blog graphic and refrigerator magnet to the first person who gets this one.

What is it? Whose is it? When was it used? Bonus points for succinct dissertations!

Let's see if we can attract a lurker or two with this one.

Comment from AFSister on 2006-03-04

2006-03-05T04:08:10Z

dang it. I shoulda gone with my gut, and google'd "grenade" because when I was describing it to someone, I said it had a crosshatch design, "like a grenade". dang it.

Comment from OD on 2006-03-03

2006-03-04T02:55:23Z

Here's a decent description: http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Base/1852/37mm.html You did lead us down the garden path somewhat with the 50mm bit. It's actually 40mm. If you enjoy watching me lose you should do these more often. It's good fun.

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2006-03-03

2006-03-04T02:51:21Z

I'll put up more pics tomorrow. Ah, Owen in *second* place. Life is good. ;^)

Comment from OD on 2006-03-03

2006-03-04T02:18:46Z

Oh bugger, you got it. I should've hit refresh and I would have saved myself some time. I was looking at Russian and German rifle grenades, but I had the wrong war. The Djakonoff does have an adjustable base time fuze. I never knew there were such things on rifle grenades.

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2006-03-03

2006-03-04T01:57:14Z

Between the wars, Soviet, Owen. Boq gottit.

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2006-03-03

2006-03-04T01:56:01Z

And Boq scorez! His spelling sucks... oh, wait, *that* was on purpose. You can find one here, a third of the way down the page or so.

Comment from Andre the Pole on 2006-03-03

2006-03-04T01:50:07Z

Zo Boq- you have familiar wit dis thing?! I think iz wuz for ladyz only... hope you had pot uf swine grease like Momma, WOW you yelping udderwise my fren! But here is no-one askink, no-one tellink; all velcome I thinkink.

Comment from OD on 2006-03-03

2006-03-04T00:59:44Z

Or maybe it's a rifle grenade. Definitely WW1. Looks Germanic, somehow.

Comment from Boquisucio on 2006-03-03

2006-03-04T00:30:28Z

Who would have thunk it Andr�, your mother in Warsaw used a Djakonoff Rifle Grenade.

Comment from OD on 2006-03-03

2006-03-03T22:54:44Z

I'm touched by your confidence that I'll get it, John, but I'm nowhere yet. I've spent hours looking at 47 mm shells, before I noticed that little square projection. And is that a dial below it? Base time fuze? Could it be some sort of primitive AA rocket head? I'd love to see a shot of the base.

Comment from AFSister on 2006-03-03

2006-03-03T22:19:11Z

I've been googling for about 30 min. or more now.... no luck. No pops on "aluminum artillery crosshatch" or anything close to it. I give.

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2006-03-03

2006-03-03T22:12:52Z

This is the site Bill was trying to post... *except!* http://abw.netf1rms.com/unidentified_weapons.htm Replace the 1 in 'netfirms' with an i. The reason the Comment Nanny won't let him post it is because netf1rms.com is a *huge* hoster of spam generating websites. But it should be okay to visit this site. (At least, nothing horrible happened to me when I did it).

Scroll halfway down to the pic just above the entry titled Novelty Weapons. Look center of mass, then slightly right and slightly low.

To which I respond: Nope. One problem with it being an artillery round is that square projection a little left of center, right at the bottom of the engraved frag/grip area. Of course, that is something of a red herring, given what it *is*. But I like that *site*!

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2006-03-03

2006-03-03T22:01:18Z

Sigh. You two need to get a room. I'm trying to have a Whatizzit contest here and you guys are turning this place into a tawdry pr0n palace complete with sticky floors. Cuddit out!

Comment from cw4(ret)billt on 2006-03-03

2006-03-03T21:52:56Z

Just a hunch, but it could be a relic from the Boer War. It's definitely *not* a Long Tom shell, but there were whole bunches of interesting tubes that were shrapnel spitters back then. Check your e-mail, cuz nanny doesn't like the link addy. My turn to go to a meeting. *Another* meeting...

Comment from Andre's Momma on 2006-03-03

2006-03-03T21:52:31Z

ANDRE! You promised NEVER to show ze foto ut me spankin' yous.... unless you share ze moniez from ze sale! Handink it over, bub!

Comment from Andre the Pole on 2006-03-03

2006-03-03T21:42:22Z

Oh but trustink me, Cheif- you not want be zeeing dat foto no times soon, I tellink you! 'Sides, Swinging Slav makazine got ze copyright...

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2006-03-03

2006-03-03T21:40:30Z

And, just to make sure, I did a little simple googling. The answer to the question *is* on the 'net. You gonna let Owen beat you to it? That will be... distressing. Because I have no doubt he's going to get the answer.

Comment from Andre's Momma on 2006-03-03

2006-03-03T21:38:57Z

*grin*

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2006-03-03

2006-03-03T21:36:22Z

Heh. I see I shouldn't have gone to that meeting. Bill, Boq, *this* is the Cartridge, Flechette, 9mm, Anti-Blattidae. The cat hairs are a free service of Castle Argghhh! Security Forces, Inc.

Comment from cw4(ret)billt on 2006-03-03

2006-03-03T21:26:37Z

I think this is the first time a thread has been hijacked and turned into a caption contest...

Comment from Andre the Pole on 2006-03-03

2006-03-03T21:23:45Z

I can take ze punish; but it more fun when Dbie do it! But zat's our liddle secret, no? Oh- vait a minnit...

Comment from Andre's Momma on 2006-03-03

2006-03-03T21:19:27Z

ANDRE! Vhat are you doin' snooping around en me nightstand!?!?! Bend over, you naughty boy. You are due for ze spankin' ut your life! *swat* *swat* *swat*

Comment from Andre the Pole on 2006-03-03

2006-03-03T21:05:33Z

Hah! Iz lookink ver' much like that thing Momma used to keep hided in her nightstand. Took MANY batt'ry and wuz ver' noisy- dunno what uzed for but Momma call it her Warzaw Willy or zum zuch ting, sheesh.

Comment from cw4(ret)billt on 2006-03-03

2006-03-03T20:58:27Z

Nah--the Formicae perform useful functions, so the Greenies couldn't care less about them. However, since they consider themselves stalwart defenders of their Blattidae role models, they'd screech like scalded Spotted Owls if you tried using *anything* on 'em.

Comment from Boquisucio on 2006-03-03

2006-03-03T20:45:41Z

Sorry Mr. Tuttle (ret), It can't possibly be an Ant destructive device. Ever mindful, of the Formicids, Blattids, and other tiny friends' sensibilities, The Euro-Weennies wouldn't advocate for their demise. Specially in such a violent and conflagratory way. If anything, they would lovingly control their population with Nature-friendly and Bio-comforting agents.

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2006-03-03

2006-03-03T20:05:18Z

Incomplete answer, SGT Jeff. And, well, any more and I'd give it away... which I'm not ready to do just yet. Gotta make Owen earn his cookie!

Comment from SGT Jeff (IRR) on 2006-03-03

2006-03-03T20:01:58Z

Okay, if anyone reads this after Carfl's stutter attack.....it looks like an anti-personnel artillery shell.

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2006-03-03

2006-03-03T20:01:11Z

Heh. The Castle Echo hit Carfl pretty hard. I think that's a record... 11. [I deleted a bunch of 'em]

Comment from Carfl on 2006-03-03

2006-03-03T19:53:45Z

LMAO too funny let Owen try to upset as many individuals as he chooses . Simply consider the point of a wannabe who had raised himself above all veterans who are really heros as he trys to drive them from the internet . Owen is one sad excuse for for a person ( notice I did not say MAN as he is not ) . Like his buddies ViperAss and Doc171 and Billy lagre and the Mrs (he he he ) lets not forget Maggie who runs the POW/MIA page and steals money. Lets see how owen replies to the TRUTH One REAL COMBAT NAM VET

Comment from Carfl on 2006-03-03

2006-03-03T19:53:45Z

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2006-03-03

2006-03-03T19:25:30Z

Actually, Boq - the ensnared person is High Desert Wanderer...

Comment from Boquisucio on 2006-03-03

2006-03-03T19:07:42Z

[In small sqeeeky voice:] 'Elp me - 'elp meeeee! Gosh durn it, caught in his snare again. Furiously slaps his head while spotting a Driving band and Gas Rings.

Comment from jim b on 2006-03-03

2006-03-03T18:54:54Z

And I was gonna guess Owen chaff.

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2006-03-03

2006-03-03T18:46:32Z

Hee hee hee. Well, I *might* not have yet snagged Owen's attention, but I've got at least one victim wrapped up. Boq... look here and consider your answer.

Comment from cw4(ret)billt on 2006-03-03

2006-03-03T18:40:33Z

It's a 9mm shrapnel round for eliminating ant colonies under the sink. It was developed by EuroGreenies who felt that Raid� and other insecticides-- 1. cause needless mental suffering to the targets, 2. accelerate melting of the snowfields on Kilimanjaro and 3. smell icky.

Comment from Boquisucio on 2006-03-03

2006-03-03T17:58:25Z

Shinny Gun Pr0n - Yippie! Could dat be the pointy thingy on a Pre-Fragged HE V-Bessie, Bullet-Trap Boom-boom thingy?

Comment from High Desert Wanderer on 2006-03-03

2006-03-03T17:38:30Z

I've checked back about fourteen times in the last five minutes, did I mention I don't like suspense? I had a couple of ideas, so I did a little research... Now I have less of an idea than I did before.

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2006-03-03

2006-03-03T17:33:27Z

Heheheheheheheheheh. My evil plan is working!

Comment from High Desert Wanderer on 2006-03-03

2006-03-03T17:20:27Z

I hate suspense. Somebody answer this, because I don't have a clue.