Test your knowledge

[Steve T]

Hi All

 

WW2 relics are a great thing to collect, but sometimes you can find things that are a little......unusual! So, to test your knowledge, I thought I'd post a few of the relics I've recovered over the years that were a little less obvious than the usual cartridges and other ordnance.

See if you can work out what they are...........I knew the second they came out of the ground, then I've been digging nothing but WW2 relics for 20+ years!

 

 Test one (an easy one to start with)...... What is this?

 

[Guest Fred Karno's Army]

BESA grip......what do I win ?,what do I win . Lol.

[Steve T]

Well done  Now try this one............

 

[Guest Fred Karno's Army]

I will let someone else have the honour  on this one .

  Only because I haven't got a clue  

Edited February 12, 2016 by Fred Karno's Army

[Steve T]

 

I'll give you a clue.......British

[Steve T]

Ok, obviously not getting this one. Winding arm, Mk 2, from the Bren 100 round magazine.

[Steve T]

Let's try this one...........

Made of brass, approx 2 inches across.

 

 

 

[Waffenamt]

Shell case primer protector?

[Steve T]

Good guess, but nope.

 

[Steve T]

Ok, obviously not going to get this one......Bottom pawl spring, Vickers MG feed block....

Next one should be easier as it is marked with the weapon type! Even @Ham & Jam  or @Waffenamt could get this one!

 

[Waffenamt]

Gonna embarass myself here.. part of a Russian machine gun?

[Steve T]

An interesting idea but I'm afraid not. This is a rather rare beast......so rare the only Pic I have is one I took at The Victory Show last year!!

This is an adapter for attaching a Lee-Enfield grenade discharger cup to a P14 rifle

[Steve T]

Ok, try this one......We will branch out into RAF stuff now instead of army

[Steve T]

I'll take the lack of replies as a 'NO IDEA!'

Bottom section of either a No 42 or No 848 British bomb nose fuze.
 

 

[Steve T]

Would you like some more to test your knowledge?

[Waffenamt]

I was way too late!  was going to say fuze part!  My bad.

was thinking tail pistol end to be honest.

 

[Steve T]

Try this one then...............

 

 

[Waffenamt]

Some sort of firing pin?

I only log into here now when im in the office at home buddy,so forgive if im slow to respond.

[Steve T]

Correct, it is indeed a firing pin......but that would be TOO easy. Firing pin from what?

 

[Steve T]

Give up?

No 28 bomb pistol firing pin

[Waffenamt]

Bugger,Hadnt given up.Still trying to navigate my way around the site.

[Steve T]

LOL!!  Ok, I'l; give you something else.......with a couple of days to ID it

 

[Waffenamt]

@Satan1800   Come on Phil,help yer old mucker waffy out.

[Steve T]

Give up Waff?  @Waffenamt

[Waffenamt]

1 minute ago, Steve T said:

Give up Waff?  @Waffenamt

yep