ruxy Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-23481422 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxy Posted July 28, 2013 Author Share Posted July 28, 2013 MORE http://www.northdevongazette.co.uk/news/two_tonnes_of_metal_spikes_removed_from_pebble_ridge_1_2301997 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzkpfw-e Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Possibly the bases for barbed wire stakes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Grundy Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 They are 'corkscrew pickets' from the Great War. Originaly they would be screwed in to the ground and the barbed wire strung from the loops formed onto the upright section. The news report is to be doubted in that they were to rip open the German landing craft or the tracks from the tanks. Likely just part of a barbed wire obstacle on the beach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Otherwise known as Silent pickets. They were a Great War invention. Rather than make a lot of noise and attract unwanted attention, bashing in a standard barb wire post, the Silent Picket hasd a augur shape at the bottom and a serous of loops up the shaft topped with a round ring. Insert a lenghth of wood into the top and twist into the ground. P.S. Known not to stop tanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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