Identify that Tank/Ship/Plane/Artillery etc

[Spear Dog]

That's an Apache pistol/revolver, a French made item irrc.

[Aymer de Valence]

Yep your turn!

[Spear Dog]

Generic ID and manufacture please;...

[MemnonOfRhodes]

Lancaster 4 Barrel Howdah Pistol

[Spear Dog]

Actually it's a two barrel, but yes - a Charles Lancaster Howdah pistol (Lancaster are famous for their very collectible 4 barrel Howdah pistols). Howdah pistols (which come in a variety of shapes, vintages and manufacturers and inevitably large calibres) were designed for the hunters of tigers from the howdah on the back of an elephant in India. Apparently tigers had a malicious tendency if they were wounded, to try to climb the back of the elephant and get at the bastards in the howdah. These large calibre, smooth bore, short range pistols were the answer to that. According to this article accompanying this particular item shown, they also became a favoured replacement for the standard issue pistol among British officers off pacifying the Empire in savage lands.

+ rep and your go.

[MemnonOfRhodes]

Thx for the short info

Easy one:

[MemnonOfRhodes]

Hint needed?

[Spitfire -WONDERBOLT!]

Seems so, but Post WWII I'd say from the darker colour.

[MemnonOfRhodes]

No, it's WW2

[Jagdpanzer]

No, it's WW2

Actually they are post ww2 reproductions.

[MemnonOfRhodes]

Ssshhh...

[Jagdpanzer]

Japanese ww2 T2 rifle grenade.

...is a reproduction/ dummy "40mm Type 2 hollow-charge (heavy) rifle grenade" for the T 2 Japanese grenade launcher. The original was designed as a shaped charge grenade for use against armor. This is the 40mm model, a 30mm "light grenade" was also produced. The grenade was launched by a wooden bulleted cartridge; it was similar in effect to the US grenade launching blank cartridge. The reproduction is made with a machined solid aluminum tailpiece and solid delrin plastic head, duplicating the appearance of the original. It is approximately the same weight as the loaded original grenade, but of course the grenade is solid hard black plastic and incapable of explosive use. The grenade fits the rifled tube of the original T 2 launcher, just as the original does. Though there is little chance these would be confused with an original grenade, the tail piece is numbered x/09; i.e. the grenade number over 09 on the base. Original grenades are exceptionally scarce and bring $1k or more when offered for sale. It seems that many more T 2 launchers made it to the US than did the corresponding grenades. Pictures are below, original on the left in the first picture. Also shown is the T 2 launcher with the grenade in place.

Source: http://www.gunauction.com/buy/9440200

[MemnonOfRhodes]

Correct, need to spread some rep though first.

[Spear Dog]

repped.

[Spear Dog]

[Jagdpanzer]

My bad.

[Darkhorse]

8.8 cm Raketenwerfer 43 Puppchen. A fairly unnecessary weapon, pretty good though.

[Jagdpanzer]

Correct, though the range and accuracy were better than that of the Panzerschreck.

[Darkhorse]

Indeed, but when your army is on the retreat, reliant on horses and foot power, and facing a highly mobile foe, the last thing you need is to be lugging around something like that. A PaK 40 might be worth dragging about, but that thing probably not. If you are using infantry to ambush and advancing enemy the extra 50 yards of range is fairly moot anyway.

[Aymer de Valence]

Chrysler TV8? Nuclear-powered American tank (just conceptual) from the 1950s


Also SUPER ugly