Who / What / Where Game Part 2

[Catfish]

^ Yes! :up:

One russian aircraft engineer Mr. Alexander de Seversky went to the US (just like Sikorsky) after WW1 (where he was a pilot in the Entente and shot down four german planes) and began constructing aircraft with a lot of success; the Seversky Aircraft Company built the first all-metal US fighter plane, with a closed canopy and retractable gear. He also was a colleague of Billy Mitchell..

"By April 1939, the Seversky Aircraft Corporation had lost $550,000, and Seversky was forced out of the company he had founded. The board, led by financier Paul Moore, voted W. Wallace Kellett to replace him as president, and in September 1939 the company was reorganized as the Republic Aviation Corporation."

The Republic company built world war II's P-47 Thunderbolt fighter, the F-84 Thunderjet and F-105 Thunderchief jet fighters, as well as the later A-10 Thunderbolt II close-support aircraft.
Later Fairchild bought Republic during the 1960ies.

The plane in question, the XF or XR depending on its intended role, was the fastest four-engined prop plane ever, almost perfect aerodynamically. Initially designed as a gun platform to accompany american bomber swarms and defend them against german fighters, when the P-51 and (also) Republic(!) Thunderbolt turned out to be better suited for this.
She was then thought to be changed into a fast bomber, a reconnaissance plane, and even a civilian airliner after the war. The upcoming jet planes made it obsolete.

Two Rainbow 'ships' were built, one crashed after developing an engine fire after a fuel leak.
One of the most beautiful planes ever built imho, and FAST. This one with turboprop engines would have been easily faster than the soviet 'Bear'.


https://i.imgur.com/kENMRKal.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/zKg4zD0l.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/HQsYBUnl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/86IK6Nwl.jpg


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTy0zyfP6KI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeu04VaxssU


Over to Ostfriese :salute:

[Ostfriese]

I actually looked this one up during the Avro Tudor riddle :)
I'm preparing something, give me a minute...

[Catfish]

I actually looked this one up during the Avro Tudor riddle :) [...]
Aye ... you don't say :03:

[Ostfriese]

What's under construction here?


https://s20.directupload.net/images/230428/7gaiyus7.jpg

[Catfish]

wild guess Elbphilharmonie?
No idea..

[mapuc]

Batteries ?

Markus

[Ostfriese]

wild guess Elbphilharmonie?
No idea..


No, much smaller. It's on my desk, actually.



Batteries ?

Markus


It doesn't use batteries.


Another angle:


https://s20.directupload.net/images/230429/3szfqvpz.jpg

[Jimbuna]

@Kai....I'd never have got that aircraft in a million years :o

[Jimbuna]

A model boat?

[Ostfriese]

A model boat?


Model: yes.
Boat: well, it's a ship, but ok.


But which ship?

[Jimbuna]

Warship?

[Ostfriese]

Warship?


Yes

[Jimbuna]

Lego?

[Ostfriese]

Lego?


Yes and no.
It's made from building bricks which are fully compatible with Lego, but it's been made by a different company.

[Jimbuna]

Bismarck?

[Ostfriese]

Bismarck?


No.

[Jimbuna]

Missouri?

[Ostfriese]

Missouri?


Nope

[Jimbuna]

Yamato? :)

[Ostfriese]

Yamato? :)


I'm pretty sure you are halfway through that company's catalogue - but no, it's not Yamato, either.

[Jimbuna]

American?

[Ostfriese]

Yes

[mapuc]

New Jersey ?

Markus

[Ostfriese]

New Jersey ?

Markus




No.

[mapuc]

No.

Iowa ?

Markus

[Catfish]

Bluebrixx ah, it looked like Lego :)

[Ostfriese]

Iowa ?

Markus


Nope.

[Ostfriese]

Bluebrixx ah, it looked like Lego :)


Not made by Bluebrixx, but you can get this one from Bluebrixx.

[Jimbuna]

Pennsylvania – Class Battleship?

[Ostfriese]

Pennsylvania – Class Battleship?


https://s20.directupload.net/images/230429/heznwclb.jpg


Indeed it is. It's your turn to entertain us :D

[Jimbuna]

Nice looking model,

I'll have something soon.

[Ostfriese]

Nice looking model,



With the exception of the HMS Belfast models made by Cobi are all quite nice (considering they are made of legolike bricks), and if you are as untalented at painting models as I am they are a nice alternative.

[Jimbuna]

Okay then, where is this?

https://i.postimg.cc/Dw8F9Nh8/yjkuill-ll.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Ostfriese]

Is it stationary?

[Catfish]

Battleship?

[Jimbuna]

Is it stationary?

Yes

[mapuc]

A Tanker ?

No it's stationary

Can it be a drilling rig ?

Markus

[Jimbuna]

Battleship?

Not a ship of any kind.

[Jimbuna]

A Tanker ?

Markus

See above.

I'm not 100% sure what its precise function is but most importantly....where is it located.

[mapuc]

See above.

I'm not 100% sure what its precise function is but most importantly....where is it located.

I know I have made some changes to my comment

Markus

[Jimbuna]

Not a drilling rig Markus but it has a connection with the sea.

[Eichhörnchen]

Some kind of coastal defence tower?

[Catfish]

Some kind of lighthouse?

[Ostfriese]

Somewhere in the UK?

[Jimbuna]

Some kind of coastal defence tower?

Some kind of lighthouse?

I can't say for certain but I doubt it is a lighthouse.

CLUE: I've been here twice and that was back in the late 70's

[Jimbuna]

Somewhere in the UK?

Not in the UK

[mapuc]

In the Netherland ?

Markus

[Jimbuna]

Nee.

[Ostfriese]

Somewhere along the French channel coast, like in Normandy or Brittany?

[Eichhörnchen]

Does it stand hard by the sea then?

[Jimbuna]

Somewhere along the French channel coast, like in Normandy or Brittany?

Not in Europe.

[Jimbuna]

Does it stand hard by the sea then?

Yes, it is an island.

[Eichhörnchen]

North African coast?

[Jimbuna]

Not Africa.

[Catfish]

Asia?

[Jimbuna]

Yes.

[Catfish]

Hong Kong?

[Jimbuna]

Not Hong Kong but I have enjoyed a few visits there over the years but only whilst under British control :)

[Catfish]

I remembered you mentioning this :)
So not Hong Kong – hmm
China?

[Jimbuna]

That is debatable.

^ Good clue that :)

[Catfish]

I guess it's not it, since this is a hotel, but.. Kaohsiung 85 Sky Tower?

[Eichhörnchen]

So it is in Taiwan?

[Jimbuna]

So it is in Taiwan?

It is.

[Jimbuna]

I guess it's not it, since this is a hotel, but.. Kaohsiung 85 Sky Tower?

Not the Sky Tower but you win because the original question posed was 'Okay then, where is this?' https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=2865270&postcount=4033

It is a tower positioned near the entrance to the Port of Kaohsiung.

I can't say for certain the exact purpose of it but I remember the other side of the entrance had a gun emplacement on a hill. I asked the pilot navigating our vessel at the time why and he explained it was for defence against China. This was back in 77 so I should imagine the site will now feature some kind of missile defence.

https://i.postimg.cc/VLXFtvBz/600325.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

Over to you my friend :salute:

[Eichhörnchen]

That was a good one :yep:

[Jimbuna]

That was a good one :yep:

Was even better when being there :03:

[Aktungbby]

Better than Phuket?:D

[Jimbuna]

When I was at Phuket, again in the late 70's it wasn't a holiday resort but a small island area with a tin mine iirc. The one plus at the time was the 'Coka Cola' girls who would be rowed out to the ships supposedly trying to sell you the aforementioned drink but as you can imagine were actually selling themselves.

The going rate back then was a carton of cigarettes which at the time cost £17 :)

[Catfish]

Not the Sky Tower but you win because the original question posed was 'Okay then, where is this?' [...]
Oops thanks, i saw this just now :salute:

Looking for a new one .. :yep:

[Jimbuna]

Slacker!

:O:

[Catfish]

:haha:
Hey I have been up all day voluntarily, helping to bake bread in a 19th-century bread oven, and just came home :wah:
1st of may is international worker's day :O:

[Catfish]

ok, what is that?

https://i.imgur.com/WCsl4G5m.jpg

[Ostfriese]

ok, what is that?

https://i.imgur.com/WCsl4G5m.jpg


A parasite aircraft?

[Catfish]

No.

[mapuc]

It is an Air craft ?

Markus

[Catfish]

Yes, an aircraft

[Eichhörnchen]

Japanese?

[Jimbuna]

German?

[Catfish]

Japanese?
No.
German?
Yes.

:03:

[Aktungbby]

experimental or one of?

[Jimbuna]

WWII?

[Eichhörnchen]

Does it have twin tailfins (as per the Messerschmitt Bf 110)?

[Catfish]

experimental or one of?
Not exactly experimental, there were a few built. The later type was built very often.

WWII?
Not this type, but a lot of successors.

Does it have twin tailfins (as per the Messerschmitt Bf 110)?
Not this type, but a lot of successors.

Generally we need the exact designation of this plane.

[Jimbuna]

Twin-engine propeller?

[Catfish]

Twin-engine propeller?
Two engines, two props just like the ME (BF) 110, but it is not a Messerschmitt.

[Jimbuna]

Heinkel?

[Catfish]

Afraid not.

[Eichhörnchen]

Arado?

[Catfish]

Not an Arado.

[mapuc]

In 1941 or 42 Hitler gave (name of company) the task to develop a bomberplane that could fly from the Atlantic coast in France to the US east coast and back on one tank of fuel.

This company manage to develop such a plane-but Hitler came up with so many changes that it lost this possibility.

I wonder if it is this plane ?

Markus

[Eichhörnchen]

Dornier?

[Catfish]

In 1941 or 42 Hitler gave (name of company) the task to develop a bomberplane that could fly from the Atlantic coast in France to the US east coast and back on one tank of fuel.
This company manage to develop such a plane-but Hitler came up with so many changes that it lost this possibility.
I wonder if it is this plane ? Markus
You mean like the Heinkel 177 or the Messerschmitt 264? No, this plane only has two engines and it was not a long-range aircraft by any means.


@Eichhörnchen Yes! Which type, exactly..

[Aktungbby]

WWII?




Not this type, but a lot of successors.




Generally we need the exact designation of this plane.




@Eichhörnchen Yes! Which type, exactly.. built in
late '30's prior to WWII?

[Jimbuna]

Luftwaffe Dornier Do-17 V1 Prototype?

[Catfish]

Luftwaffe Dornier Do-17 V1 Prototype?
This is it ! :up:

Also called the "Flying pencil" due to its sleek lines.

https://i.imgur.com/uHpzFjzl.jpg

"The photograph above shows the Dornier 17 in its original form when this type was designated as the V1 (Versuchsflugzeug = Test aircaft). As a twin engined aircraft, it had clean and sleek lines that gave it the appearance of a fast aircraft, which was asked it it as a fast six passenger mailplane, and rejected by Lufthansa who's test pilots agreed that it was not suitable for carrying passengers."

Then it is said it was never intended for passenger service, but as a bomber right away.

Not exactly a prototype because a few were built, but the later appearance changed drastically...


https://www-flugrevue-de.translate.goog/klassiker/erste-generation-moderner-bomber-dornier-do-17/?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=de&_x_tr_pto=wapp&_x_tr_hist=true

https://www.battleofbritain1940.net/0018.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grvkSRGIFu8


Well done Jim, over to you :salute:

[Jimbuna]

Should have something soon.

[Jimbuna]

Put a name to this.

https://i.postimg.cc/9XdQFyZB/hnhmmhhy.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[mapuc]

British Warship The HMS Hood ?

Markus

[Jimbuna]

Close but no cigar.

[Catfish]

King George V class ?

[Jimbuna]

No but she is a British warship.

[Aktungbby]

WW II?...I'm blue in the face looking at flying pencil Dorniers but couldn't come up with a long-nosed predecessor photo. Nice going.

[Jimbuna]

Built and launched during WWII

[mapuc]

Is it a battleship ?

Markus

[Jimbuna]

Not a battleship.

[mapuc]

Cruiser ?

Markus

[Jimbuna]

Not a cruiser :)

[mapuc]

Smaller ?

Markus

[Jimbuna]

Sorry Markus but smaller than what?

[mapuc]

Smaller than a cruiser like a light cruiser

Markus

[Catfish]

Pleeeeze, not a destroyer :03: :haha:

[Ostfriese]

Abdiel class minelayer (also called Manxman class)?

[Jimbuna]

Smaller than a cruiser like a light cruiser

Markus

Larger than a cruiser.

[Jimbuna]

Pleeeeze, not a destroyer :03: :haha:

No but it certainly 'destroyed' a few things during its time :03:

Abdiel class minelayer (also called Manxman class)?

My favourite WWII warship but still too small.

CLUE: Built in Scotland.

[Ostfriese]

Roberts class monitor? I think they were about 9,000 tons

[Jimbuna]

Roberts class monitor? I think they were about 9,000 tons

That's the exact one....HMS Roberts, a Roberts-class monitor (approx. 8,000 tons)

Very well done that man :up:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Roberts_(F40)

https://i.postimg.cc/KY99xgLb/HMS-Roberts-F40.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

Over to you :salute:

[Ostfriese]

Right, what's this?


https://s20.directupload.net/images/230504/c5xhueff.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Ammunition?

[Eichhörnchen]

Is that a cartridge case at bottom left?

[Ostfriese]

Ammunition?


No



Is that a cartridge case at bottom left?


No.


It's got nothing to do with ammunition.

[Jimbuna]

Weapon?

[Ostfriese]

Weapon?


^ No.

[Jimbuna]

Vehicle?

[Ostfriese]

Vehicle?


No, but it has something to do with certain vehicles.

[mapuc]

An old phone connection ?

Markus

[Ostfriese]

An old phone connection ?

Markus


No, but you are a bit closer than anyone else so far.

[Jimbuna]

Military vehicle?

[Ostfriese]

Military vehicle?


Can be both, but it's way, WAY more common in civilian vehicles.

[Jimbuna]

A distributor?

[Catfish]

Some electric part?

[Ostfriese]

A distributor?


If you mean this distributor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributor) then: no.


Some electric part?


It has something to do with electricity, so yes.

[mapuc]

Can't remember the name of this thing, it sits INSIDE the distributor and generate electric sparks(if I remember correctly)

With my luck it ain't this thing

Markus

[Ostfriese]

Can't remember the name of this thing, it sits INSIDE the distributor and generate electric sparks(if I remember correctly)

With my luck it ain't this thing

Markus


You mean a spark plug (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spark_plug)?


I'm afraid that's not it.

[mapuc]

You mean a spark plug (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spark_plug)?


I'm afraid that's not it.

No no-This metallic thing sits inside the distributor and rotate and generate sparks who are sent to the spark plugs.

I know it ain't that.

Markus

[Ostfriese]

No no-This metallic thing sits inside the distributor and rotate and generate sparks who are sent to the spark plugs.

I know it ain't that.

Markus


Probably a rotor, but it's neither a distributor nor a part of it.

[mapuc]

Probably a rotor, but it's neither a distributor nor a part of it.

Thank you It is called a rotor.

Is it a Ignition coil ?

Markus

[Aktungbby]

That's the exact one....HMS Roberts, a Roberts-class monitor (approx. 8,000 tons)

Very well done that man :up:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Roberts_(F40)

https://i.postimg.cc/KY99xgLb/HMS-Roberts-F40.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

Over to you :salute:One of HMS Roberts gun barrels , taken from HMS Ramillies, https://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/images/hmsramilliesmpl444.jpg now graces the imperial war Museum in london where I like to hang out:https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=815&pictureid=7158

[Ostfriese]

Thank you It is called a rotor.

Is it a Ignition coil ?

Markus


No.


Another picture, with the camera moved slightly to the left and down:


https://s20.directupload.net/images/230504/8yvhqv32.jpg

[mapuc]

Capacitor ?
Delay that

It is this thing where you insert the light bulb ?

Markus

[Ostfriese]

Capacitor ?

Markus


^No.

[Jimbuna]

Ignition?

[Ostfriese]

^No.


Hint: there's a wee symbol on the second picture that could give you a clue.

[mapuc]

^No.


Hint: there's a wee symbol on the second picture that could give you a clue.

The symbol seen on this thing in the picture-is the international sign for earth
Or green/Yellow when it comes to cable

Markus

[Tango589]

Is it to do with electrical switchgear?

[Ostfriese]

Is it to do with electrical switchgear?


I'd say no, the part shown in the picture is much simpler. However, there's certainly switchgear involved in the entire system.

[mapuc]

Has it something to do with fuse ?

Markus

[Ostfriese]

Has it something to do with fuse ?

Markus


^No. It's simpler.

[Catfish]

a simple plug?

[Aktungbby]

# 5019 grounding plug for connecting car's electrical system to vehicle frame?

[Eichhörnchen]

The plug on the end of an HT lead?

[Ostfriese]

a simple plug?

# 5019 grounding plug for connecting car's electrical system to vehicle frame?

The plug on the end of an HT lead?


It's a plug indeed, but both the plug and the cable connected to the plug are thicker (in diameter) than a spark plug wire or a grounding cable.




HINT: this plug has seven pins, and the pins come in two different sizes. The grounding pin shown above is in the larger of the two sizes.

[Aktungbby]

Battery ground plug on Electric car like a Tesla?

[Jimbuna]

Well I'm no auto electrician but remind me on my next turn to pose something in the field of nuclear physics :doh:

[Ostfriese]

Battery ground plug on Electric car like a Tesla?


I'll let that count.

https://s20.directupload.net/images/230505/tk2h89jh.jpg


It's a Type 2 (female) plug, used to charge electric vehicles. It is used for alternating currents (usually 400 volts and either 16 amperes or 32 amperes).


Over to Aktung.

[Eichhörnchen]

Very good one that - almost impossible :yep:

[Aktungbby]

Full credit to Buddahaid, who repairs all things electrical;I called him on the phone, to ask what would ground on a car with a cable bigger than a sparkplug's diameter and get him into the WAS game! So I took a shot in the dark on "big EV battery ground wire" :shucks: l took electric shop in the eighth grade(1965) and can put batteries in my keyboard and mouse!:O:I,ll hav something shortly. SHORTLY: Year: make: and model: https://subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=815&pictureid=13178

[Jimbuna]

Kaiser Darrin 161 1952?

[Aktungbby]

U got it! It's a '54 actually. There's a few for sale; but after the
daughter's wedding this weekend, I'm officially poor for awhile! This one's for sale for $39,500- needs work!:doh::hmmm::nope: https://image.hmn.com/d5UDNoBhkEXdGz5NRg5vkeLQ6jk=/450x300/uimage/94155393.jpgOver 2 U sir!:Kaleun_Salute:

[Jimbuna]

Put a name to this baby.

https://i.postimg.cc/jqf7NxrK/hhhhhhhh.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Aktungbby]

Asswan Damn?:D

[Jimbuna]

That would be an odd looking dam.

[Aktungbby]

British vessel?

[Jimbuna]

Afraid not.

[mapuc]

It looks like a modern vessel

Markus

[Jimbuna]

Post WWII

[Ostfriese]

OHP class frigate?

[Jimbuna]

Not as big.

[Catfish]

Speaking of ship classs, is it a "corvette"?

[Ostfriese]

Fast attack craft?

[Aktungbby]

'Merikan?

[Jimbuna]

Speaking of ship classs, is it a "corvette"?

Not a corvette.

CLUE: Not an OHP but it is a frigate.

[Jimbuna]

Fast attack craft?

A frigate.

'Merikan?

Nope.

[Ostfriese]

A Dutch Kortenaer class frigate or the German derivate, a Bremen class frigate?

[Jimbuna]

Afraid not.

[Ostfriese]

The thing in the upper left corner looks like a gun turret. is that an OTO Melara 76mm gun?

[Jimbuna]

Not exactly but it is a copy.

[Aktungbby]

Admiral Gorshkov class frigate with AK-176 gun?

[Jimbuna]

Afraid not.

[Catfish]

Chinese frigate?
Thinking of the Type 054A (Nato: Jiangkai II)

[Jimbuna]

Good choice but not Chinese.

CLUE: Been in service since 2010

[mapuc]

Swedish ?

Markus

[Catfish]

French? But why would they build a copy of said gun :hmmm:

[Jimbuna]

Swedish ?

Markus

Not Swedish.

[Jimbuna]

French? But why would they build a copy of said gun :hmmm:

Exactly and that's precisely why it isn't French :)

CLUE: Not a NATO ally.

[Ostfriese]

A MEKO vessel?

[Jimbuna]

No, the MEKO originates back to the early eighties and the ship in question is post 2000 as far as I can ascertain.

CLUE: A hot climate country but can be pretty cold at night and I'm speaking from personal experience.

[Catfish]

Built by Vosper Thornycroft?

[Jimbuna]

This vessel was domestically-produced by the country it serves.

[Aktungbby]

Indian?

[Jimbuna]

Not Indian:)

[Ostfriese]

Iranian Moudge-class frigate?

[Jimbuna]

Yes but which one?

[Ostfriese]

Yes but which one?


Jamaran is the only one commissioned in 2010, so I go with that one.

[Jimbuna]

Jamaran is the only one commissioned in 2010, so I go with that one.

Spot on :up:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moudge-class_frigate

https://i.postimg.cc/C1C4MfkK/rrrrrrr.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

*On a personal note* During my time in Iran (Khorramshahr) you were usually required to take a salt tablet every hour or so because of the heat but during the evening you usually wore a jumper over your uniform because of the cold.

Over to you :salute:

[Ostfriese]

Here we go:


What's this a part of? https://i.postimg.cc/htPrr3MC/juhu8.jpg

[Aktungbby]

Jamaran is the only one commissioned in 2010, so I go with that one.IRIS Damavand and Sahand are also commissioned. Damavand sank but has been refloated and allegedly repaired....

[Jimbuna]

A missile?

[Ostfriese]

A missile?
Yes

[Jimbuna]

Russian?

[Ostfriese]

Russian?


^ No

[Jimbuna]

American?

[Ostfriese]

American?


Nope

[mapuc]

Asia ?

Markus

[Ostfriese]

Asia ?

Markus


^No.

[mapuc]

Israel ?

Markus

[Ostfriese]

Israel ?

Markus


Sorry, no.

[Jimbuna]

NATO member?

[Ostfriese]

NATO member?


Yes, but not at the time when this missile was produced.

[Jimbuna]

Finland?

[Ostfriese]

Finland?


^ No.

[Jimbuna]

Is it a SAM?

[Eichhörnchen]

Polish?

[Ostfriese]

Is it a SAM?


No, an AAM


Polish?


No, sorry.

[Jimbuna]

No, an AAM







I wrote SAM ( Surface to Air Missile)

[Ostfriese]

I wrote SAM ( Surface to Air Missile)


Yep, I understood that, and it's not a SAM, but an AAM (air to air missile) :)

[Jimbuna]

Ah, right, my bad :oops:

[Aktungbby]

I'm "sam I aam"? :O: German?

[Jimbuna]

Former eastern bloc country?

[Ostfriese]

I'm "sam I aam"? :O: German?


Yes


@Jumbuna: No.

[Aktungbby]

Werfer-granate 21?https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-674-7772-13A%2C_Flugzeug_Focke-Wulf_Fw_190%2C_Bewaffnung.jpg/640px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-674-7772-13A%2C_Flugzeug_Focke-Wulf_Fw_190%2C_Bewaffnung.jpg

[Ostfriese]

^ No.

[Aktungbby]

AFTER WW II?

[Ostfriese]

AFTER WW II?


^ No.

[Eichhörnchen]

Ruhrstahl X-4?

[Ostfriese]

Ruhrstahl X-4?


https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Ruhrstahl_X-4_SDTB_%28cropped%29.jpg


That's the one, in this case the one exhibited at the Deutsches Technisches Museum in Berlin.
About 1300 of those were produced, but it was never used in combat.


Over to the Squirrelmaster :Kaleun_Applaud:

[Eichhörnchen]

^ I wasn't certain - they didn't all look quite the same

https://i.imgur.com/2JTfxA3.jpg What exactly is this?

[Jimbuna]

A weapon?

[Eichhörnchen]

Yes, a weapon

[Jimbuna]

A pistol?

[Eichhörnchen]

Yes - which?

[Jimbuna]

Colt?

[Eichhörnchen]

https://i.imgur.com/VORw3ao.jpg

Colt .45 Army revolver, 1878 - I should've made that harder! Your turn

[Jimbuna]

What is this?

https://i.postimg.cc/zvFCgHxt/ggggggv.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Eichhörnchen]

1970s cassette recorder/player?

[Jimbuna]

No musical connection.

[Eichhörnchen]

Something from the tool shed?

[Jimbuna]

Not usually if ever found there but something potentially very dangerous when in the wrong hands.

[Eichhörnchen]

A firearm?

[Jimbuna]

Yep.

I met a guy who had one a few years ago in Boston, Lincs. but he wouldn't tell me how he came across it.

[Aktungbby]

.9mm automatic?

[Jimbuna]

Wrong calibre.

[Aktungbby]

.45?

[Jimbuna]

What is that in mm? :)

[Jimbuna]

Forget the above., .45 = 11mm so no not .45

[Aktungbby]

pistol?

[Jimbuna]

Sure is.

CLUE: A few hundred thousand were produced.

[Eichhörnchen]

English maker?

[Jimbuna]

Not English.

CLUE: British army would have been an intended victim.

[Eichhörnchen]

German?

[Jimbuna]

Nope :)