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/2009/05/a_new_whatzit_1.html Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:18:50 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/a_new_whatzit_1.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/a_new_whatzit_1.html Thu, 21 May 2009 08:05:55 -0600
Yay for me.

heh.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/a_new_whatzit_1.html#comment-89019 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/a_new_whatzit_1.html#comment-89019 Thu, 21 May 2009 18:26:15 -0600
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/05/russia_observes_victory_day.html
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Another read on the guy's face may be "here, take your crap back, these things are everywhere and they're constantly chewing up the blades of my lawn mower". In that case, they may be bolts or some weird nut type gizmo, or a pin, or sommat...

No clue where to even start looking, but like a brain deaded OCD sufferer, I'ma lookin anyway.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/a_new_whatzit_1.html#comment-89004 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/a_new_whatzit_1.html#comment-89004 Thu, 21 May 2009 14:11:23 -0600
The helmet is WWII Soviet, with battle damage.

The soldier holding the helmet is a later Soviet/ early Post-Soviet era Russian, despite the tinted WWII-looking color.  That's a Russian infantry field cap he's wearing (but it does, in the picture, look like a Japanese cap as noted by the Auld Soldier) . Note the camouflage t-shirt the guy is wearing.

These things are all related.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/a_new_whatzit_1.html#comment-89002 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/a_new_whatzit_1.html#comment-89002 Thu, 21 May 2009 13:55:29 -0600 Also, looks like a korean war era helmet. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/a_new_whatzit_1.html#comment-89001 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/a_new_whatzit_1.html#comment-89001 Thu, 21 May 2009 13:53:31 -0600 Also, looks like a korean war helmet era helmet. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/a_new_whatzit_1.html#comment-89000 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/a_new_whatzit_1.html#comment-89000 Thu, 21 May 2009 13:52:52 -0600
Some sort of predecessor to the Gator Grip universal socket. (seems to have muiltiple pins on the non-bolt head end)
Head spacing gauge for god knows what.
Some sort of Fuze.
Retention bolts from the door of some enemy trophy-worthy vault or bunker.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/a_new_whatzit_1.html#comment-88999 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/a_new_whatzit_1.html#comment-88999 Thu, 21 May 2009 13:47:11 -0600 It appears that one end of the widget is a different material than the outer housing. The housing appears to plug into something v. being a standalone device. My guess is fuse http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/a_new_whatzit_1.html#comment-88991 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/a_new_whatzit_1.html#comment-88991 Thu, 21 May 2009 11:30:14 -0600 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/a_new_whatzit_1.html#comment-88988 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/a_new_whatzit_1.html#comment-88988 Thu, 21 May 2009 11:09:28 -0600 He appears to be Russian troop, Afghanistan period, with a helmet full of...lipstick dispensers? http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/a_new_whatzit_1.html#comment-88987 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/a_new_whatzit_1.html#comment-88987 Thu, 21 May 2009 11:05:17 -0600 Dad 
]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/a_new_whatzit_1.html#comment-88985 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/a_new_whatzit_1.html#comment-88985 Thu, 21 May 2009 11:02:29 -0600 ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/a_new_whatzit_1.html#comment-88984 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/a_new_whatzit_1.html#comment-88984 Thu, 21 May 2009 10:51:44 -0600 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/a_new_whatzit_1.html#comment-88973 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/a_new_whatzit_1.html#comment-88973 Thu, 21 May 2009 09:31:41 -0600 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/a_new_whatzit_1.html#comment-88972 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/a_new_whatzit_1.html#comment-88972 Thu, 21 May 2009 09:26:15 -0600 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/a_new_whatzit_1.html#comment-88971 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/a_new_whatzit_1.html#comment-88971 Thu, 21 May 2009 09:22:22 -0600 Looks like some kind of pins for the track or wheels of a vehicle. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/a_new_whatzit_1.html#comment-88970 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/a_new_whatzit_1.html#comment-88970 Thu, 21 May 2009 09:11:59 -0600 ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/a_new_whatzit_1.html#comment-88969 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/a_new_whatzit_1.html#comment-88969 Thu, 21 May 2009 08:59:35 -0600 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/a_new_whatzit_1.html#comment-88968 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/a_new_whatzit_1.html#comment-88968 Thu, 21 May 2009 08:34:28 -0600