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INTERESTS
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SOME
OF MY OTHER INTERESTS...
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| I am interested in military history and I collect all types of militaria. I am a member of the IOW Military Vehicle Group (www.iwmvg.co.uk). |
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| Due to my interests and specialisations, I also collect weaponry and explosives. Here are a few unusual items from my collection: |
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Gunpowder
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Electronic
Ignition...
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United Kingdom Improvised Explosive Device Information Centre (UKIIC) staff pin |
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Combined Explosive Exploitation Cell (CEXC) - Iraq (Australia, USA, Gt Britain) |
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WW2 German S-Mine / "Bouncing Betty" Anti-Personnel mine Click HERE for history |
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WW2 British pull switch detonator
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1970s detonator
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Detonator Switch No 5 (Pressure switch)
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1970s Detonator Case
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1990s Army Explosives cannister
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1860 Percussion Caps
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WW1 Detonator Circuit Verification Device (Galvanometer)
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WW1 Period Dupont Blasting Caps |
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WW1 Detonator
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WW1 Detonator Tool Key (1916)
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Close up of business end
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Markings: W.A. [W/O arrow] 16
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WW1 1916 18pdr Artillery Shell Case
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Base stamp: 18Pr II CF 5/16 EWB Co
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WW2 Demolitions Manual
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WW2 Det Cord (How it Works)
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WW2 Detonator Key - compare it to the 1916 version above - it fits a No 10 Cap Blasting Device
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Post War EOD (UXB) Sense of Humour!
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1971 Swingfire Missile warhead
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1980s 105mm High Explosive (HE) Artillery round
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66mm Lightweight Anti-Tank Weapon (LAW) High-Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT) Rocket
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WW2 (1943) 20mm cannon shell
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Fuze
stamp: 253/1m
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Base
stamp: 20mm K2 1943
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NOTE:
All explosive items are now safe.
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Do
NOT take things apart unless you know what
you are doing!
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I am not just interested in explosives however, I am also interested in ENSA (the WW2 "Stars in Battledress")
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ENSA stood for Entertainments National Services Association. During WW2 it was based at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. To the troops it was known as "Every Night Something Awful"; to the artistes it was known as "Every Night Same Act". Click HERE for ENSA history. |
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Canadian
ENSA insignia
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Original
ENSA shoulder titles
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ENSA
guide to Calcutta - written by a relative !
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ENSA
programme
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Inside programme - note the disclaimer: "NB: The chorus girls will not entertain at the stage door or anywhere else for that matter!" |
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Another
ENSA programme
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A
romantic storybook about ENSA
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ENSA
guide to Cairo
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Another
guide to Cairo
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Oh,
yes, and finally there's...
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