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    Is this some type of flechette?
    Not sure were I should post it, sorry.

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    Flechette ???

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    A quick forum search often brings results.... Here's a couple of examples from a swathe of threads/posts regarding these projectiles.

    US Hand/Bomb Dropped Projectile

    My Lazy Dog (bomb) made it into Oz

    Regards, Ned.
    'I do not think we can hope for any better thing now.
    We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker of course, and the end cannot be far.
    It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more. R. SCOTT.
    Last Entry - For God's sake look after our people.'

    In memory of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, Edward Wilson, Henry Bowers, Lawrence Oates and Edgar Evans. South Pole Expedition, 30th March 1912.

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    dropped on sandcastles by the USAAF.

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    jep i bought a few off ebay. Living in the nanny country of Australia i really thought it would bet seized though customs. I got him to label it as metal model It arrived in one peice

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    Lazy Dogs were used in both WWII and Korea. Forms were even used in Viet Nam. We used to see buckets of these at the surplus shops and would buy handfuls of them as curios. At the time, they were usually, like, 5 for a dollar. They've gone up abit in price since...
    William

    "Much that once was, is lost. For none now live who remember it."

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    what are its dimensions if I may ask

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    They only measure a touch under 2 inches long, but they are solid and weighty.
    William

    "Much that once was, is lost. For none now live who remember it."

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    forged steel, 1 3/4 inch projectiles

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