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 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:37:14 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 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.... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html Fri, 17 Aug 2007 08:23:02 -0600 OFS - no, it's not, but since Steve, Mikey, and you all have an interest... it will be the subject of a future whatziss. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63355 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63355 Sat, 18 Aug 2007 07:13:26 -0600 BTW is the box an old style Carslyle (sp?) bandage? http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63352 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63352 Sat, 18 Aug 2007 02:03:31 -0600 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... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63351 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63351 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:56:11 -0600 Starter cartridge and fitting for a P-47? http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63349 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63349 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:18:01 -0600 3" stokes mortar tail boom and fuse. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63346 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63346 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 20:13:01 -0600 Stokes mortar round fuse http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63344 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63344 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:59:13 -0600 Whoa! I ain't turning that doorknob. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63341 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63341 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:32:34 -0600 Firing pin for a land mine, last guess, the gibsons is starting to hit hard(23:30 here in Ireland) Heath http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63340 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63340 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:34:06 -0600 dang, nevadasteve beat me to it. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63339 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63339 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:05:49 -0600 Okay, smartypants - the wax-paper wrapped *something* is, in fact, a Castle artifact. Guess away... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63338 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63338 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:46:14 -0600 The whatzis is a wax paper wrapped package. I have no idea what that metal thing obscuring it is. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63336 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63336 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:41:51 -0600 Maybe a fuse for a Thermite Grenade? http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63325 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63325 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:39:14 -0600 Since plastics, at that time still in their infancy, and unavailable, fittings for the original Porte-Potti were of crude pot-metal. Cheers http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63317 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63317 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:50:22 -0600 Fuze from a scuttling charge? http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63316 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63316 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:38:41 -0600 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. ;) http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63314 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63314 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:33:48 -0600 Fuse for a "K gun" depth charge launcher? Heath http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63313 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63313 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:17:30 -0600 Fuse off of a K gun Depth Charge thrower? Heath http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63312 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63312 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:11:27 -0600 Um, you are aware, Kat, that there's better'n a half-century difference between the Crimean War and WWI...? http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63296 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63296 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:34:27 -0600 crud...oldloader beat me to it. At least, I was going to say "grenade fuse" circa WWI. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63291 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63291 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:16:32 -0600 It's a fuse for a British grenade of the Crimean war era... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63286 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63286 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:02:00 -0600 And then he got all on about his puffiness. I know. Sad, ain't it? http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63282 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63282 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 08:45:15 -0600 Uh, oh - I see Damian demands I erect the Octagon..."]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63280 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hah_you_thought.html#comment-63280 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 08:35:54 -0600