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minerat
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Newbie Topic Starter

14 years ago

after a long series of illnesses I got round to photographing 2 digging spades I have spare, I seem to remember there was a topic about them but cant find it. these are 1944 ex army gear good solid metal.....had to be to dig a foxhole. will try and put pictures up if I can, never put pics up before.

could some one tell me how to put pics up please.

be afraid.....very afraid !!!!

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Roy Morton
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14 years ago

Eric Olthwiaite is alive and well!! .... :lol: :lol: 😉
Be nice to see em,

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minerat
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14 years ago

hi roy, will put pics up when I find out how to, have put em onmine sites but not on forum,cant seem to find the tab for inserting fotos.

be afraid.....very afraid !!!!

simonrl
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14 years ago

"minerat" wrote:
hi roy, will put pics up when I find out how to, have put em onmine sites but not on forum,cant seem to find the tab for inserting fotos.

Hi minerat

http://www.aditnow.co.uk/photo/Personal-Album-689-Image-008/ then copy (click hold drag and release) one of the lines of text under Display in a Forum Message then paste that into your message. Job done. No need to worry about tags, it does it all for you.

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minerat
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14 years ago

sorry simon I can`t seem to copy and paste it into forum, (think I1m losing the plot) the fotos (2) are in my personal album to have a look at. an old scrote going senile or summat !! :oops:

be afraid.....very afraid !!!!

Brakeman
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14 years ago

Good strong trenching tools those are, we use the same type over in the Alderley mines.

The management thanks you for your co operation.

Vanoord
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14 years ago

"minerat" wrote:
sorry simon I can`t seem to copy and paste it into forum, (think I1m losing the plot) the fotos (2) are in my personal album to have a look at. an old scrote going senile or summat !! :oops:

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;)

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Morlock
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14 years ago

"Brakeman" wrote:
Good strong trenching tools those are, we use the same type over in the Alderley mines.

Yep, excellent kit. When I was an apprentice I enquired about the strange fitting on the end of the handle, an ex army bloke told me it was a bayonet lug.
45 years later I eventually got one to make the kit complete 🙂

Apparently army engineers used them for detecting 'mines'. :lol:

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minerat
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14 years ago

thanks vanoode, just made an old man happy. :thumbsup:

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Edd
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14 years ago

#10

Out of interest are you selling them or one of them? :flowers:

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minerat
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Newbie Topic Starter

14 years ago

#11

I already have the larger american screw spade/pick shovel, so really these are of no use to me, although 1944 military collectors may be interested would much prefer the to be used for what they were made for....digging, so Im open to offeres on the one in the wallet.

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Edd
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14 years ago

#12

You have pm :flowers:

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