Guns of Welwyn: Weapons of the British WWII SOE

[BobM]

An short interesting article of some of the covert firearms and weapons produced by Britain's SOE during WWII and their use in history:

The Guns of Welwyn: Weapons of the British SOE - Spycraft 101

During WWII, British technicians and engineers developed an incredible variety of weapons and gadgets at Station IX located on the grounds of the Frythe Estate near Welwyn, England. Here are five of the unique weapons they developed for use behind enemy lines.

spycraft101.com

 

[Sld1959]

Love reading about these oddball relics

 

[BobM]

Love reading about these oddball relics

Here too. Love the mechanics and ingenuity of them.
Here's a blog with some good pic's and some other interesting ones you may like?

OSS Weapons

I would like to share some OSS items from my collection. First up, In the ordnance department, is the "Beano" grenade which was an experimental hand grenade developed by the Office of Strategic Services with assistance from the Eastman Kodak Company of Rochester, NY. It was the approximate size a...

www.usmilitariaforum.com

 

[Sld1959]

Here too. Love the mechanics and ingenuity of them.
Here's a blog with some good pic's and some other interesting ones you may like?

OSS Weapons

I would like to share some OSS items from my collection. First up, In the ordnance department, is the "Beano" grenade which was an experimental hand grenade developed by the Office of Strategic Services with assistance from the Eastman Kodak Company of Rochester, NY. It was the approximate size a...

www.usmilitariaforum.com

Cool thanks

 

[BobM]

Cool thanks

 

[ScottJ]

Interesting info. Apparently, some of the engineers/inventors ended-up working at MI6. Developing stuff for 007 maybe?

 

[Recusant]

The British are very clever people; never under estimate them. He who dares wins!