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Question 174 - What is this? A - Propaganda Rifle Grenade
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A device used to rifle a barrel.
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Looks like something 'naughty' to me...
Looks like my travel cigar humidor.
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Further digging indicates this is a type of German rifle grenade from WWII. On a Russian website it appears to be for a Mauser 98, with the label, "Gross Gewehr Panzergranate".
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You are close, Iron...
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Digging deeper, it matches a description for a Propaganda Rifle Grenade. It had a range of about 500 yards, where the leaflets inside would be ejected.
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Yes, Iron.-
During the Second World War, Nazi Germany developed and fielded a propaganda rifle grenade (Gewehr Propaganda Granate). It was designed for front-line troops to disperse propaganda leaflets via a rifle grenade that, on impact, would disperse the printed material via a small ejecting charge.
During the Second World War, Nazi Germany developed and fielded a propaganda rifle grenade (Gewehr Propaganda Granate). It was designed for front-line troops to disperse propaganda leaflets via a rifle grenade that, on impact, would disperse the printed material via a small ejecting charge.
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Cool. OK, now what question can I come up with?