----- Original Message -----
From: "Gordon.W.I. McMillan" <gwim2@student.open.ac.uk>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2000 7:37 PM
Subject: [MV] Shrapnel....
> Ouch, coming to you live tonight, from Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
>
> The town where Major / General (?) Henry Shrapnel came to experiment at
> the famous Carron Iron Works with bomb casings deeply grooved to fly apart
> into small pieces when they detonated. Carron was able to make casings
> that were of a uniform section and grooving so that they gave cosistent
> results.
>
> Who said this list wasn't educational ?
>
Absolutely, several people had it right or a fairly good idea anyway.
Ron, the Paraguayan Frog commented "Like all humanitary inventions, it took
the name of its inventor !" I don't suppose there was a Lt. Muzzle-Brake
though. . . . . .
:-)
Richard
Southampton - England
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