chaz Posted 8 August , 2019 Share Posted 8 August , 2019 while travelling around today, up on Redan Ridge we saw our first toffee apple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajan Posted 9 August , 2019 Share Posted 9 August , 2019 What a great and evocative photograph of something from the 'Iron harvest' - to be, of couse, left well alone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve1871 Posted 18 August , 2019 Share Posted 18 August , 2019 Was , is that a mine or grenade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthStaffsPOW Posted 18 August , 2019 Share Posted 18 August , 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, Steve1871 said: Was , is that a mine or grenade? Its a British 2in Trench Mortar bomb. It was a spigot type mortar and would have had a long iron shaft attached that would have slid down the barrel. essentially this was a way of launching a hefty amount of explosive out of a rather small (2in) tube. These were often referred to as "toffee apples" or "plum puddings" on account of their shape. More info courtesy of Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2-inch_medium_mortar Edited 18 August , 2019 by NorthStaffsPOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve1871 Posted 18 August , 2019 Share Posted 18 August , 2019 Thanks for the info, always nice to learn something new! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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