help on this funny item ???
Article about: all i can say on this is it is dated 1918 makers name is wilkie and paul stands 6in tall unsure if it isa toy ?? or used in ww1 so what can it be????
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zwerge
Just a guess,maybe it was a message container to be thrown out of a reconaisense plane? To direct artillery fire?
... That's actually a pretty good idea
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zwerge
Just a guess,maybe it was a message container to be thrown out of a reconaisense plane? To direct artillery fire?
That was my thoughts on his original post. It is less than one inch in diameter, so there is no way that it can be a WW1 mortar round. Nose and end-caps are push fit too.
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Since there is an already ongoing thread and this one just repeats itself ...this thread will be closed and the community can follow the original thread here >
help on this funny item ???
@ Firefox ...you are new here and there is no need to start a 2nd thread pertaining to the same subject.
Please,,,if answers do not come quick enough..DO NOT start another thread. Your thread will be answered accordingly to those who may be at work or in different time zones. Have patience
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