Talk:Explosive rat
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Not a hoax
[edit]This is legit. See http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/war/wwtwo/soe_gallery_05.shtml Denni☯ 15:17, 2005 May 23 (UTC)
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[edit]TfD nomination of Template:Exploding organisms
[edit]Template:Exploding organisms has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for Deletion page. Thank you. — DropDeadGorgias (talk) 20:06, 11 May 2007 (UTC) and her bra. :) I'M F***ING INSANE!!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Funcleman (talk • contribs) 15:27, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
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[edit]I have added this to the list of unusual articles under Weapons and military equipment. Chris857 (talk) 17:06, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
Image
[edit]I wonder if this image is PD? Most likely, from a SOE manual? --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 22:05, 25 July 2012 (UTC)
- It might be. There are images of British and German coal bombs that I retrieved from a UK archive somewhere, I'll have to look up the licensing. However, might be Crown copyright, though. Thatcher 21:50, 30 July 2012 (UTC)
- See this document, it sounds like that image goes with that text, and is therefore found in the UK National Archives catalogued as HS 7/49. HS 7/49 is public domain. However, I can't actually view HS 7/49 online to verify this, the documents apparently aren't digitized so someone would need to go to the archives in Kew to look at them. Thatcher 14:22, 31 July 2012 (UTC)
Explosive rats in 1880s
[edit]There are references to explosive rats in the 1880s after the American Civil War, discussed as means of destroying ships similar to a coal torpedo. I've never been clear on whether this meant an explosive-filled animal, or an explosive device given a nickname. I'll try and check my sources. Thatcher 21:50, 30 July 2012 (UTC)
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