Metal post for barbed wire entanglements

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Title

Metal post for barbed wire entanglements

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Cromwell Museum

Collection

Cromwell Museum

Description

Twisted posts used for barbed wire entanglements during war. Placing twisted barbed wire posts for barbed wire barriers in No Man's Land was usually done at night to avoid becoming a target. The curly-bottomed fence posts could be silently turned into the ground by inserting a bar through the 'eye' on top - thus avoiding the noise of trying to drive them in with mallets ... and an enemy sniper's bullet. Small piece of fine wire tied to second loop from the top. Metal rod with screw one end, f...

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Image

Date created

c1914-1918

URL

https://ehive.com/collections/5984/objects/560349

Related subjects

Military / World War I

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