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Offline KABAR2

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Why one should be sure of what he is collecting......
« on: May 29, 2010, 12:45:26 PM »
This is from last year but in the town where I work..... it's a news channel 10 report - a station I don't watch,
a good reminder to make sure any artillery shells you collect are inert.

http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/local_wavy_live_cannonball_found_at_vb_house_20090211
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Re: Why one should be sure of what he is collecting......
« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2010, 01:51:05 PM »
A "Burma" fuse?

Hey, I guess theses guys are the experts.  :D
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Re: Why one should be sure of what he is collecting......
« Reply #2 on: May 29, 2010, 02:07:17 PM »
he he he
is it some of you guys out there who got similar items ??
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Re: Why one should be sure of what he is collecting......
« Reply #3 on: May 29, 2010, 02:10:48 PM »
Quote from: Terry C. on May 29, 2010, 01:51:05 PM
A "Burma" fuse?

Hey, I guess theses guys are the experts.  :D

I guess it's an adaptation of the Bormann fuse made for hot tropical climates..... ::)
Or maybe the name of a subcontractor that later made........"Burma shave"  ;D

Quote from: dan610324 on May 29, 2010, 02:07:17 PM
he he he
is it some of you guys out there who got similar items ??

Nope never touch the live ones too much grief involved
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Re: Why one should be sure of what he is collecting......
« Reply #4 on: May 29, 2010, 02:33:34 PM »
"It's a 12 pound cannonball with what's called a Burma fuse in it and it's fairly unstable," said Hartman. "Any maneuvering or jostling around can initiate it and cause a lot of damage," Hartman continued.

That is why I traded in all my Burmas for Guatamalian fuse several years back .  :D

better safe than sorry ....sorry Dan  ;D
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Re: Why one should be sure of what he is collecting......
« Reply #5 on: May 30, 2010, 04:22:46 AM »
They took his ammo too.  I wonder what kind it was.   ::)
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Re: Why one should be sure of what he is collecting......
« Reply #6 on: May 30, 2010, 05:10:00 AM »
If you watch the video, the FBI expert quoted in the article clearly said Bormann.  It must have been a clerical error by the reporters or their spell check program.
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Re: Why one should be sure of what he is collecting......
« Reply #7 on: May 30, 2010, 03:45:22 PM »
Quote from: Terry C. on May 29, 2010, 01:51:05 PM
A "Burma" fuse?

Hey, I guess theses guys are the experts.  :D

Even with my tinnitis I head it as Bormann.
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Re: Why one should be sure of what he is collecting......
« Reply #8 on: May 30, 2010, 03:56:49 PM »
Quote from: subdjoe on May 30, 2010, 03:45:22 PM
Quote from: Terry C. on May 29, 2010, 01:51:05 PM
A "Burma" fuse?

Hey, I guess theses guys are the experts.  :D

Even with my tinnitis I head it as Bormann.

Yeah the LEO says Bormann the Burma fuse is in the written text.......
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Re: Why one should be sure of what he is collecting......
« Reply #9 on: May 30, 2010, 04:48:39 PM »
I still like garys guatemala fuses better   ;D
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Re: Why one should be sure of what he is collecting......
« Reply #10 on: June 03, 2010, 01:10:58 PM »
I don't know much about a Burma fuse, or even a Guatemala fuse.  But, I hear a French Fuse works great if your in retreat. 
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