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 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/08/the_answer_to_the_whatzis.html Sun, 03 Aug 2008 16:54:21 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2008 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Eric finally got it. It's the "glasflasche" or glass bottle, that contained the "clark" poison gas in a German WWI 77mm shell. Like in this picture. Congrats to working your way through the problem. Of course, it was an *easy* one for this collection of geeks! And no, I am *not* the John who posted it on Gunboards. For more information on the subject - read the document that finally pulled it together for Eric.... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/08/the_answer_to_the_whatzis.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/08/the_answer_to_the_whatzis.html Fri, 18 Aug 2006 10:37:18 -0600 Wow, I got darn close for being just a Military MoM! Very cool whazit! Pretty for being so deadly. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/08/the_answer_to_the_whatzis.html#comment-49403 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/08/the_answer_to_the_whatzis.html#comment-49403 Sun, 20 Aug 2006 22:44:06 -0600 hmmm... a very *innocuous* name the Huns chose for their poison gas, eh? Kampfstoff indeed! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/08/the_answer_to_the_whatzis.html#comment-49337 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/08/the_answer_to_the_whatzis.html#comment-49337 Fri, 18 Aug 2006 19:40:35 -0600