tag:www.thedonovan.com,2008://1/tag:www.thedonovan.com,2006://1.6035- 2008-08-03T16:57:48Z Comments for Whatziss, solved! We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2007 Movable Type 4.12 tag:www.thedonovan.com,2006://1.6035 2006-07-03T13:56:06Z 2006-11-11T16:53:34Z Whatziss, solved! Eric was very close - and Frank, building on Eric's work, finally bridged the last tiny gap. The plate was used by German Stormtroops to pull the fuzeloops not of the Steilhandgranaten - stick grenades, but rather the wire loops of the egg grenades. In other words - like this. Well done guys - it wasn't an easy one, it's not a well known, nor very common, piece of kit. As far as I know - until I posted these pics - the website that Frank found was the only other place you could find a picture of this -... The Armorer http://www.thedonovan.com Eric was very close - and Frank, building on Eric's work, finally bridged the last tiny gap.

The plate was used by German Stormtroops to pull the fuzeloops not of the Steilhandgranaten - stick grenades, but rather the wire loops of the egg grenades.

German Egg Grenade with wire puller plate.

In other words - like this.

Well done guys - it wasn't an easy one, it's not a well known, nor very common, piece of kit. As far as I know - until I posted these pics - the website that Frank found was the only other place you could find a picture of this - in far worse shape than that in the Arsenal of Argghhh!

]]> tag:www.thedonovan.com,2006://1.6035-comment:47418 Comment from Justthisguy on 2006-07-04 Justthisguy http://enemiesofthelibrary.blogspot.com Ah, now I see. I betcha a sufficiently ept Stormtrooper could manage one exploding, 3 or so in the air, and one raring back to throw, using one of those. That would "keep up the skeer", as Forrest put it. 2006-07-04T14:42:58Z 2006-07-04T14:42:58Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2006://1.6035-comment:47410 Comment from Trias on 2006-07-04 Trias http://aussietrias.blogspot.com/ Why does throwing eggs at politicans come to my mind? wd btw Eric and Frank. 2006-07-04T09:22:00Z 2006-07-04T09:22:00Z