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Paul Anderson
December 7th, 2013, 11:02
Sometimes you need some scale to appreciate the sizes.


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Dangerousdave26
December 7th, 2013, 11:23
That certainly is one bombshell...

Sometimes perspective is deceived by scale...

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CWOJackson
December 7th, 2013, 11:26
Paul, that is some heavy artillery...what are they from?

Paul Anderson
December 7th, 2013, 11:46
... worth looking at, download here:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1v99l5qf373o26l/A_real_Guys_Museum.pps

(picture posted was almost at the end of the file, perhaps a SOH visitor to the museum can tell us what's written on the plaque)

CWOJackson
December 7th, 2013, 11:58
Thanks, downloading now...

Skyhawk_310R
December 7th, 2013, 17:15
If I had to guess, I would say shells from rail guns, most likely those the Germans used in World War I or II.

Ken

Tom Clayton
December 8th, 2013, 20:03
... worth looking at, download here:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1v99l5qf373o26l/A_real_Guys_Museum.pps

(picture posted was almost at the end of the file, perhaps a SOH visitor to the museum can tell us what's written on the plaque)

Love slide 18 - the Daimler Bone Crusher! That model is generally considered to the first motorcycle with an internal combustion engine. (I did research on early motorcycles for a midterm a couple of semesters back...)