Comments for Okay -- What's This?

Okay -- What's This?

2006-04-17T06:14:26Z

No, not the bottle. You already know what *that* is. I hope...

There actually *is* a colored band on the critter -- I've PhotoShopped the relevant details out just to keep the playing field level, but the hole in the side is real and just about big enough to give a house-hunting wren some real frustration.

It's just a plain aluminum tube

with a very important job. And I found it at the second site I Googled (well, only a line drawing of it, but it included all the relevant details), so it's out there...

And, no, Neffi -- it's *not* Andr�'s shaving mug.

Comment from HomefrontSix on 2006-04-17

2006-04-18T03:27:36Z

BOQ ~ I learned a long time ago not to pray to God for patience...for then He will grant you situations in which to PRACTICE... - hfs

Comment from Boquisucio on 2006-04-17

2006-04-18T03:19:01Z

Oh God - Grant me patience; but please hurry!!!

Comment from ry on 2006-04-17

2006-04-18T02:56:34Z

I'm even getting capped on with picture comments? Ohhhhh, youse a crewl bastiche Cheif.

Comment from HomefrontSix on 2006-04-17

2006-04-18T01:56:42Z

Ok - from what I can discern, the MK-58 is 21.5 inches in length. That being said, if the item in the picture is one of 4 sections (keep in mind I have never seen an MK-48 in person), then it would make sense that the section in question IS approximately the right size. Since I'm new at this, when will we get an answer? Patience is NOT one of my strong points... - hfs

Comment from HomefrontSix on 2006-04-17

2006-04-18T01:45:51Z

John ~ embarrassed? Why?

Comment from HomefrontSix on 2006-04-17

2006-04-18T01:27:49Z

Yeah - the length was the stumbling block in my mind too. I'm still searching... - hfs

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2006-04-17

2006-04-18T01:25:55Z

HFS - I looked at that and rejected it as being too long. I will be *sooooooooooooo* embarrassed...!

Comment from HomefrontSix on 2006-04-17

2006-04-18T01:13:36Z

http://www.ordnance.org/mk58.htm Am I close? - hfs

Comment from HomefrontSix on 2006-04-17

2006-04-18T00:59:06Z

Dangit! Like I have *nothing* better to do with my time. Darned OCD...not gonna let me be until I figure it out. Where is MacGyver when I need him? - hfs

Comment from Raymond B on 2006-04-17

2006-04-18T00:34:56Z

You have found the remnants of my 1990 beer keg. Thanks, now please mail it to me so I can get my deposit back. Raymond B www.voteswagon.com

Comment from Cricket on 2006-04-17

2006-04-17T18:20:05Z

And here I thought it was a trick stein. Silly me.

Comment from KCSteve on 2006-04-17

2006-04-17T17:46:17Z

I have no idea what it is myself, not being properly versed in all the fun toys. However, I do note the three bits at the top that appear to be made to index into grooves on whatever it goes on / in. Looks to me like it's intended to hold something down as a safety cover. Based on the hole and the band I'd say you twist / pull to expose the band which then puts the hole over either another hole (so you can access what's inside) or let's some sort of pin pop up. The small raised band just under the colored band also supports this functional idea. Be interesting to see what it's for.

Comment from OD on 2006-04-17

2006-04-17T17:08:34Z

Plain aluminium tube? Must be from an Iraqi nuclear weapons centrifuge. Ha ha. Really and truly, Professor Cheney said so. Oops, actually, maybe it's just a rocket combustion chamber. Oh dear, too late. I'm pleased to see Americans practising their aluminium-tube-identification skills. ;)

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2006-04-17

2006-04-17T14:55:58Z

Outlaw - that was my other working hypothesis - but if there's a line drawing of that on the web as Bill alleges, I ain't found it yet, searching under all sorts of variations on fin retainers. But I know a *lot* more about Zunis, Hydra-70s and FFAR's in general. In fact, this damn thing is why there was no post this morning...

Comment from Andre the Pole on 2006-04-17

2006-04-17T14:33:46Z

Hah! Choke iz on you, Chief... Andre don't shave hiz mug!! Cheeky dancink girlz likink ze hirsute manliness...

Comment from Outlaw13 on 2006-04-17

2006-04-17T14:14:47Z

It looks like the aluminum band that holds the folding fins on a 70mm (2.75 inch for you old guys) rocket down before you load it in the tube...but I don't recall the hole being there, so I could be/might be wrong.

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2006-04-17

2006-04-17T13:56:00Z

Once they get that long, W-K, I think we've moved to the "bracers" category.

Comment from Were-Kitten on 2006-04-17

2006-04-17T12:18:16Z

Looks like a bracelet to me. I'm pretty much clueless on these things anyway, but jeez.... this one is way out there, Bill.

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2006-04-17

2006-04-17T11:28:08Z

Heh. It's kicking my butt so far. I like Boq's answer, but the stripe on the tube is too wide and the wrong color, unless it's one of the early test versions, painted for visibility during testing. I looked for pyro engine start cartidges, and even TOW launch motors. It's too small for the launch motor itself, but it could be a cover for it - only I can't find any visual support for that theory, and I dno't recall anything like this sticking out of the the end of a TOW (but I've never seen a live shot being loaded, either, only fired).

Comment from Boquisucio on 2006-04-17

2006-04-17T06:37:06Z

Could that be a canister for an XM16 (aka BLU-39/B23) CS Grenade. You know, them tear jerkers that are dispensed from XM-165's?. Just like the Orkin Man Blattids back into their cracks, nothing clears-up a jungle-full of vectoring VC's like a few pounds worth of Chlorobenzalmalononitrile.