The official AHF Inter-War quiz thread

Juha Tompuri · Post by **Juha Tompuri** » 27 May 2005 22:14

Topspeed wrote:That would be a good tool for ganstas robbing 7-11s in USA.

Name the weapon they also could have used.
Hint:

Harri · Post by **Harri** » 27 May 2005 22:23

Looks like some agricultural machine...?

Juha Tompuri · Post by **Juha Tompuri** » 27 May 2005 22:37

Harri wrote:Looks like some agricultural machine...?

Yep

Topspeed · Post by **Topspeed** » 28 May 2005 09:31

Hello Juha !

How the gangsta could have used that to rob the stores ? Emtying the shelves ?

Milorg · Post by **Milorg** » 28 May 2005 10:33

Potato digger?
7,62 mm Colt-Browning M/1895 "potato digger"

Btw is that a Zetor? Juha.

Juha Tompuri · Post by **Juha Tompuri** » 28 May 2005 21:54

Milorg wrote:Potato digger?
7,62 mm Colt-Browning M/1895 "potato digger"

Bingo!

The name derives from the fact that there is a very heavy operating lever below the barrel which swings in a half arc. If the tripod is set too low, or the earth happens to be soft at the point of mounting, under progressive fire the tripod burrows in and the operating lever will churn up the ground.

http://www.rememuseum.org.uk/arms/machguns/armmg1.htm

Btw is that a Zetor? Juha.

I don't know, but it might well (red colour) be as the company that sold these potato diggers also sold Zetors. Cases and IIRC Sames too at that time.

BTW, I happen to own two potato diggers the type like at the pics. The other is Reime (from 1980's) from....

...Norway and the other is a Soviet origin: (from either 1936 or 1937, I have the manual, but could not found it) a living proof that an old Finnish phrase: " No Soviet mechanical machine is reliable, if it has more moving parts than a steel bar" is not correct.

Over to Milorg

Regards, Juha

Topspeed · Post by **Topspeed** » 29 May 2005 07:42

Good one Juha...Potato Digger never heard of such weapon before...any pics ?

Milorg · Post by **Milorg** » 29 May 2005 12:04

http://www.jaegerplatoon.net/MG2.htm

Looks like Zetor, wheel hubs. I worked in a construction firm that had one.
I'l come up with a question soon.
Hangover.com

Milorg · Post by **Milorg** » 30 May 2005 08:29

Q:
Norways "Polar Imperialism" created a conflict with a close neighbour in the mid inter war era.
Which area did the dispute concern?
Which country was the neighbour?
How was it setteled(sp?)?

Tapani K. · Post by **Tapani K.** » 30 May 2005 15:57

Do you mean the case of Eastern Greenland? The area disputed was, as the name implies, in eastern part of Greenland and the argument was between Norway and Denmark. The matter was brought to the International Court of Justice. The verdict was given in 1933 with Denmark ruled as winner in the case.

regards,
Tapani K.

Milorg · Post by **Milorg** » 30 May 2005 16:09

Correct
Next from Helsinki

Tapani K. · Post by **Tapani K.** » 30 May 2005 17:29

Thank you.

Once more, an identification question: who is mr X?

Mr X was a ruler who wanted to reform his country but armed opposition and civil war forced him to abdicate after ten years of rule. The opposing forces were defeated by mr X's cousin, who succeeded mr X.

regards,
Tapani K.

Juha Tompuri · Post by **Juha Tompuri** » 01 Jun 2005 23:06

Tapani,

tough as usual...please ease a bit...

Marcus Wendel wrote:post a hint if no correct answer is given within 48 hours, if a correct answer has not been given within another 24 hours, post a new question.
Thanks.

/Marcus

http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... &start=210

Regards, Juha

Tapani K. · Post by **Tapani K.** » 02 Jun 2005 19:30

Okey, a hint:

Mr X rose to the throne in 1919 and there is a specific point connected to this thread why I asked this question (other than and in addition to this being an Inter-war Era quiz thread).

regards,
Tapani K.

Tapani K. · Post by **Tapani K.** » 03 Jun 2005 08:11

Another hint or two:

Mr X died in Switzerland in the 1960's.

His present-day successor as a head of state is well-known, among others things, for his sartorial elegance.

regards,
Tapani K.