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Looks like it doesn't it but no, older than that......
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Cannon balls?
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Yes Kev, but a bit more than that please......
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Valley of the Shadow of Death is a photograph by Roger Fenton, taken on April 23, 1855, during the Crimean War. It is one of the most well-known images of war.

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Dead right Kev. Now we need another object!
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What is it?
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No offers? I'll knock it on the head at dinner time....
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Waiting for Gloria. Its been on several times before.
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Is it for holding some sort of cutter for sharpening?
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That's close enough. Well remembered Gloria... It's a jig for sharpening big twist drills on a grinding wheel.
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I think I know 😉
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Very familiar...
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Harmonica?
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It is indeed Kev, a chromatic harmonica to be accurate, you can see the slide that changes the pitch from sharp to flat.
W need a more difficult one...
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Don’t think I’ve ever seen one.
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Is it something to do with tyres? Apply the pin end to the valve to let off pressure then the flat end to lever off the tyre?
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I can see why you thought that Peter but no. Clue, it was mainly used by the military.
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It gets the chop at dinner time....
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It's a tool used by Armourers for extracting springs from the breech mechanism.....
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Must be 12" long for a reason 🤔
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If it was only 6" would you only get half the spark??
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Is it ebonite?
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