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    Curious Objects: Bomb Detonator Spike and Key

    16 July 2020 / 2 Comments

    Back in 2017, I acquired this unusual and interesting brass object. I did not know what is was, and spent months trawling through pages on google trying to find out. Having had no success, I put the picture on my Facebook Page and asked if any of my follwers knew. Observation First, an explanation of what the object looked like and what it did. So, as I said, when I acquired this piece, I didn’t have a clue what it was. Perhaps it was some sort of window opener or perhaps a plumbing tool? It’s real use was a big surprise. It turned out to be a bomb detonator spike…

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