Comments for Hah! You thought I'd let you off the hook.

Hah! You thought I'd let you off the hook.

2007-08-17T13:23:02Z

Nope. Even though you don't care, based on the number of responses, we're going to keep plugging at this whatziss.

After the whining about size, I gave you a larger size. Now I'll add a touch of context.

With an even larger view of the gizmo available by clicking here.

It *is* a fuze - you've gotten that much. But you've not gotten it quite right, yet.

Update: Perhaps this will help.

Update 2: Mebbe *this* will help. Prolly not, but who knows? Actually, it should, if you can connect the dots.

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2007-08-18

2007-08-18T12:13:26Z

OFS - no, it's not, but since Steve, Mikey, and you all have an interest... it will be the subject of a future whatziss.

Comment from Old Fat Sailor on 2007-08-18

2007-08-18T07:03:31Z

BTW is the box an old style Carslyle (sp?) bandage?

Comment from BillT on 2007-08-17

2007-08-18T03:56:11Z

The business end of an overly-complicated cigar cutter, probably that of a Prussian Field Marshal. Consigned to oblivion with the bankruptcy of the only cigar-maker producing stogies with threaded tips...

Comment from John the Baptist on 2007-08-17

2007-08-18T02:18:01Z

Starter cartridge and fitting for a P-47?

Comment from Mongo on 2007-08-17

2007-08-18T01:13:01Z

3" stokes mortar tail boom and fuse.

Comment from Old Fat Sailorr on 2007-08-17

2007-08-18T00:59:13Z

Stokes mortar round fuse

Comment from Toluca Nole on 2007-08-17

2007-08-17T23:32:34Z

Whoa! I ain't turning that doorknob.

Comment from heath on 2007-08-17

2007-08-17T22:34:06Z

Firing pin for a land mine, last guess, the gibsons is starting to hit hard(23:30 here in Ireland) Heath

Comment from MajMike on 2007-08-17

2007-08-17T22:05:49Z

dang, nevadasteve beat me to it.

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2007-08-17

2007-08-17T20:46:14Z

Okay, smartypants - the wax-paper wrapped *something* is, in fact, a Castle artifact. Guess away...

Comment from NevadaDailySteve on 2007-08-17

2007-08-17T20:41:51Z

The whatzis is a wax paper wrapped package. I have no idea what that metal thing obscuring it is.

Comment from TXMarko on 2007-08-17

2007-08-17T17:39:14Z

Maybe a fuse for a Thermite Grenade?

Comment from J.M. Heinrichs on 2007-08-17

2007-08-17T16:50:22Z

Since plastics, at that time still in their infancy, and unavailable, fittings for the original Porte-Potti were of crude pot-metal. Cheers

Comment from Rivrdog on 2007-08-17

2007-08-17T16:38:41Z

Fuze from a scuttling charge?

Comment from kat-missouri on 2007-08-17

2007-08-17T16:33:48Z

Uh..yeah, I'm aware. I was pointing out that I was going to say a different time period, not a different use. But, since Oldloader mentioned the crimean war, maybe it is the trigger for a fumigation device used by Florence Nightingale to bring "hygiene" to field army hospitals. At least, the device would have cleared a room. ;)

Comment from heath on 2007-08-17

2007-08-17T16:17:30Z

Fuse for a "K gun" depth charge launcher? Heath

Comment from heath on 2007-08-17

2007-08-17T16:11:27Z

Fuse off of a K gun Depth Charge thrower? Heath

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2007-08-17

2007-08-17T14:34:27Z

Um, you are aware, Kat, that there's better'n a half-century difference between the Crimean War and WWI...?

Comment from kat-missouri on 2007-08-17

2007-08-17T14:16:32Z

crud...oldloader beat me to it. At least, I was going to say "grenade fuse" circa WWI.

Comment from Oldloadr on 2007-08-17

2007-08-17T14:02:00Z

It's a fuse for a British grenade of the Crimean war era...

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2007-08-17

2007-08-17T13:45:15Z

And then he got all on about his puffiness. I know. Sad, ain't it?

Comment from Maggie on 2007-08-17

2007-08-17T13:35:54Z

There was whining about size? Wasn't me. I am still lost in the comments below......my mind trailed off at "Uh, oh - I see Damian demands I erect the Octagon..."