Mystery college disposal item for your help

[wrecker]

A friend works for a local college who are always disposing of interesting items in the skip,this is W.D, marked and dated 1943,looks like a can sealing machine ?

[Adrian Stevenson]

Interesting item. Glad your mate saved it.

No idea on function. But your guess sounds about right.

Cheers, Ade.

[wrecker]

be more exciting if it were a shell case rim dooh dah.

[frauline nie]

im not 100% sure, but im almost positive it's a container opener, such as the tube's in wich U.S grenades came in, or an quick sealer. now, i have a photo here somewere umung my item's in wich a G.I. was twisting a handel of sort's. it was in the field, and its very hard to see, the photo is of the entire group of men in Europe thearter. i would think the U.K. as well would use it , i may be wronge but i know i saw that handle twisting somthing. im going to look threw my photos, and Stars And Strip's and get it to you, good luck MATE!

[wrecker]

very kind,thanks.