Here is your "like". At least that proved I can still follow directions as I did everything on that list. .

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How and why did they get them off the artillery rounds? How about a photo with something for size comparison?
They are really cool, have never seen that type of letter opener.

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That para SKS obviously belonged to a part time cowboy, hence the "part roper". :D Would you happen to remember the price of the HK 91? Hard to tell but it looks like it might be one of the many clones made by several companies. There have been no gun shows around here for years, another ...

That's a great story. Bomb removal :shock: no thanks. Did they give him a jacket that said, "If you see me running, try to keep up." :lol: My Mom did shifts in an observation tower looking for enemy planes. They had a book with pictures of Japanese planes and a telephone to report anythin...

I find this story fascinating as I love true stories about WWII. If there is more please post it, now you have me hooked and wanting to hear more to this and any other stories he left. Real stories about the WWII era are the best. .. :D My father tried to join but had a broken back and surgery in l...

A great looking group, especially that shotgun. And the snub nose would be a great home defense pistol, small and powerful.
As if you don't have some already. ..

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Nuclear power plants work the same as ships, but are not called steam power plants.
Anyway, I say we call this a draw and move on as we won't change each others opinions. ..

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"Yes, but, ships are never named after their fuel." US Navy ships are. CVN: Aircraft carrier, nuclear-powered. CGN: Cruiser, guided missile, nuclear-powered. SSAN: Submarine Auxiliary Nuclear, Auxiliary/Cargo Submarine, Nuclear-powered. SSBN: Submarine Ballistic Nuclear, Ballistic Missile...

Well yes, all current nuclear powered ships today are "nuclear powered, steam driven". Although we say they are nuclear powered instead of steam powered because that's how the steam is created to drive the ship's steam turbines. The turbines cannot move the ship without the reactor. The o...