Re: [MV] Normandy Trivia

From: Ryan M Gill (rmgill@mindspring.com)
Date: Mon Jan 12 2004 - 10:42:19 PST


At 9:07 AM -0800 1/12/04, chance wolf wrote:
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>Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 8:10 AM
>Subject: Re: [MV] Normandy Trivia
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>> I had no idea how rare my cresent was! I have an ambidextrous comination
>metric/stand cresent wrench!
>> Military issue with an XM-1 model number.
>>
>> I should try to get rich on e-bay, what should I start the bid at? Or
>maybe that guy will trade me his half track for it!
>
>You have to come up with a good story. Everyone likes a good story.
>
>"The XM-1 Combination Metric/SAE Crescent Wrench was first field-tested at
>the Army's Aberdeen Proving Ground evaluation facility in 1943, and adopted
>for use in the European Theatre in February, 1944. The wrench was rushed
>[snip]
>Man. I feel...unclean. Like I should go wash my hands or something. :)

I wonder how much one of those would go for on E-Pay.

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