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A hint! A hint!

By The Armorer on June 26, 2006 | | Comments (10)

For yesterday's Whatziss?

You guys are sniffing all around it - though many of you are *right* next to it - you are looking at it 3200 mils (180 degrees) off.

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This hint is in keeping with that, in grammatical, if not rhetorical, terms.

I see Gwedd finally got it! Neffi knows his grenade butts, as he amply demonstrated.

This would have been clue #2 of the day, had it been needed.

But that's it - the ring puller used by Mills Bombers.

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This one being a No 5.

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By Gwedd on June 26, 2006 8:16 AM
Comrades, OK, then... how 'bout that gizzee is the spring that pushes open the handle on the grenade when the pin is pulled? Other than that... ya got me stumped... Respects, AW1 Tim
 
By Neffi on June 26, 2006 11:52 AM
...and for a Mills Bomb!
 
By Trias on June 26, 2006 12:01 PM
It's the safety pin to hold the safety pin in. Maybe it's French or Irish then.
 
By Old Fat Sailor on June 26, 2006 12:18 PM
Damn Neffi beat me to it. Now if it had been a gammon sticky bomb.....
 
By Old Fat Sailor on June 26, 2006 12:19 PM
Damn Neffi beat me to it. Now if it had been a gammon sticky bomb.....
 
By Gwedd on June 26, 2006 12:33 PM
Comrades, Actually, it's called a "bomber's hook" and may be seen here: http://www.millsgrenades.co.uk/mills_grenade_accessories1.htm Along with other accessories for the Mills grenades... very interesting site:) Respects, AW1 Tim
 
By John of Argghhh! on June 26, 2006 12:40 PM
Toldja it was on the web... Heh. And there goes a whatzit down the tube now that you've found that place. Snerk!
 
By MajMike on June 26, 2006 1:07 PM
now that we know whatziss, is that the sproinger that makes the spoony go sprung, or whatzidoo??
 
By John of Argghhh! on June 26, 2006 1:11 PM
I thought AW1 Tim's link covered that - it allowed the bombardier, in crappy weather, perhaps wearing gloves, as well, to pull the rather stout pin out of the Mills Bomb. Hook two fingers around the vertical element (in the original picture), use the hook of the horizontal extension to snatch the pin, pull!
 
By Neffi on June 26, 2006 1:54 PM
...no worries, John; I shall refrain from demonstrating my ample butt.