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If anyone is interested, I added a few more microscope photos:


http://microphotos.blogspot.com/



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"R.H." wrote in
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http://microphotos.blogspot.com/


14: Cassette tape.

15: Mechanical pencil.

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R.H. wrote:

Just added some new photos and answers to the last set:


http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/


219: Battery (cell) terminal (+)

222: Hog-ring plier? For crimping and re-opening a ring clip

223: Pointing tool?

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It's a bullet but I'm not sure what type, calling it a maxi or mini

"ball"
seems like an odd name for it.


Not sure about a "Maxi" ball, but a "Minnie" (not "mini" ball is
named after the inventor. A projectile used in the Civil war era to


[ ... ]

I had already suggested a bullet with a Minnie ball as a
possibility, and the way to tell is to look at the bottom. If it is
flat, it was a more recent cast lead bullet. If it has a significant
cavity in the base, it is more likely to be a Minnie ball, though I
believe that the outer surface is normally smoothly curved, not stepped
as this one is.



Thanks for the information, I'll have to do some research on this one. I
added another photo showing the bottom, it is hollow and about 1/2" deep:

http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/


O.K. with that deep a cavity, the behavior should be quite
similar to a Minnie ball, though the exterior shape is somewhat unusual
for one. But I have not seen many (either original or replicas), so it
could be common in some areas or calibers.

Enjoy,
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R.H. wrote:
If anyone is interested, I added a few more microscope photos:


http://microphotos.blogspot.com/


11) Don't know

12) Some kind of string (cord) adjacent to perhaps a dyed toothpick?

13) uninsulated crimp terminal or splice -- unused.

14) Audio cassette tape running past the felt pressure pad which
assures contact with the head.

15) Collet of some kind. Quite small, but it does not look like
one from a Dremel. Perhaps from an old-fashioned dental drill?

Enjoy,
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On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 00:00:09 GMT, "R.H." wrote:

If anyone is interested, I added a few more microscope photos:


http://microphotos.blogspot.com/



#11: Edge-on view of quarters
#12: Don't know
#13: Don't Know
#14: Cassette tape
#15: Mechanical pencil end
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http://microphotos.blogspot.com/

11. A tap, edge-on. Either at three points,
or at the same point of a taper, plug, bottom set.

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On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 23:39:35 GMT, "R.H." wrote:

It's a bullet but I'm not sure what type, calling it a maxi or mini

"ball"
seems like an odd name for it.


Not sure about a "Maxi" ball, but a "Minnie" (not "mini" ball is
named after the inventor. A projectile used in the Civil war era to
replace the previous bullets, which were round balls. The term "ball"
continued for some time after that, even applying to 38 special revolver
cartridges and 45 ACP cartridges during WWII. The Minnie ball (it
really needs an accent somewhere which I am not prepared to add) had a
hollow base. It was easily slid down on top of the power with the
ramrod, and when fired, it expanded to grip the rifling more firmly.

I had already suggested a bullet with a Minnie ball as a
possibility, and the way to tell is to look at the bottom. If it is
flat, it was a more recent cast lead bullet. If it has a significant
cavity in the base, it is more likely to be a Minnie ball, though I
believe that the outer surface is normally smoothly curved, not stepped
as this one is.



Thanks for the information, I'll have to do some research on this one. I
added another photo showing the bottom, it is hollow and about 1/2" deep:

http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/

If its hollow, its a Minni'e. Or a Paradox..G

Gunner

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To be incapable of committing mayhem is not the mark of the civilized,
merely the domesticated." - Trefor Thomas
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On 18 Dec 2004 20:37:50 -0500, (DoN. Nichols)
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Thanks for the information, I'll have to do some research on this one. I
added another photo showing the bottom, it is hollow and about 1/2" deep:

http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/

O.K. with that deep a cavity, the behavior should be quite
similar to a Minnie ball, though the exterior shape is somewhat unusual
for one. But I have not seen many (either original or replicas), so it
could be common in some areas or calibers.

Enjoy,
DoN.


I finally got around to looking at the photo.

Thats a Heath/ Keith style Semiwad cutter, and is likely to have come
from a Henseley and Gibbs mould with a second choice being Ideal.

What is the diameter of the second band? If its .429-.433, its likely
for the 44 Special and if its .452-.455, its for the .45 ACP, both
rounds to be fired typically from a target revolver. Hollow base
bullets were very common in the 30s-70s for Bullseye shooters who were
shooting light to medium loads at paper targets.
The most common such today are 38 Special hollow base bullets, which
typically have a totally blunt nose with no ogive.

Gunner

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To be incapable of committing mayhem is not the mark of the civilized,
merely the domesticated." - Trefor Thomas
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On 18 Dec 2004 20:37:50 -0500, (DoN. Nichols)
wrote:

Thanks for the information, I'll have to do some research on this one.

I
added another photo showing the bottom, it is hollow and about 1/2"

deep:

http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/

O.K. with that deep a cavity, the behavior should be quite
similar to a Minnie ball, though the exterior shape is somewhat unusual
for one. But I have not seen many (either original or replicas), so it
could be common in some areas or calibers.

Enjoy,
DoN.


I finally got around to looking at the photo.

Thats a Heath/ Keith style Semiwad cutter, and is likely to have come
from a Henseley and Gibbs mould with a second choice being Ideal.

What is the diameter of the second band? If its .429-.433, its likely
for the 44 Special and if its .452-.455, its for the .45 ACP, both
rounds to be fired typically from a target revolver. Hollow base
bullets were very common in the 30s-70s for Bullseye shooters who were
shooting light to medium loads at paper targets.
The most common such today are 38 Special hollow base bullets, which
typically have a totally blunt nose with no ogive.



Thanks for the info, and also to everyone else who responded to this one,
the diameter at the base is .5625 (9/16"), the other bands appear to be the
same.















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"Glenn Lyford" wrote in message
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"R.H." wrote in
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http://microphotos.blogspot.com/


14: Cassette tape.

15: Mechanical pencil.


Both of these are correct.


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On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 00:00:09 GMT, "R.H." wrote:

If anyone is interested, I added a few more microscope photos:


http://microphotos.blogspot.com/



#11: Edge-on view of quarters
#12: Don't know
#13: Don't Know
#14: Cassette tape
#15: Mechanical pencil end


These answers are all correct.


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http://microphotos.blogspot.com/


11. A tap, edge-on. Either at three points,
or at the same point of a taper, plug, bottom set.

--Glenn Lyford


This one isn't a tap.


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R.H. wrote:

Just added some new photos and answers to the last set:


http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/


219: Battery (cell) terminal (+)


Correct.


222: Hog-ring plier? For crimping and re-opening a ring clip


Nope


223: Pointing tool?


I don't think it's a pointing tool



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It is similar to Lyman #20098 as seen on the page below, though it's not
quite an exact match. I would guess that these would be solid and not
hollow on the bottom.

http://www.black-powder.com/BPC%20su...ulletMolds.htm


Closer to the Lyman 575494 Minie, I think:

http://www.thunder-ridge-muzzleloadi...yman_molds.htm

Can you check the diameter?


The diameter is just a little larger than 9/16" so it looks like you're
right, it's probably a Lyman 575494, thanks for the link.




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Very Good! I always enjoy your answers more than the real ones - just
what the doctor ordered for Friday evening.


(: Good! I was starting to wonder if I was amusing anyone or simply
being annoying.

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15) Collet of some kind. Quite small, but it does not look like
one from a Dremel. Perhaps from an old-fashioned dental drill?


It's not from a drill or Dremel.


Mechanical pencil. Umm...of DOOM! There, sounds better now.

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15) Collet of some kind. Quite small, but it does not look like
one from a Dremel. Perhaps from an old-fashioned dental drill?


It's not from a drill or Dremel.


Mechanical pencil. Umm...of DOOM! There, sounds better now.


Correct


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11. Some type of gear teeth, probably watch related.

12 A pencil next to a rope/twine reference.

13. The detent on an SDS hammer drill bit.


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If anyone is interested, I added a few more microscope photos:


http://microphotos.blogspot.com/





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11. Some type of gear teeth, probably watch related.


These aren't gear teeth, it's actually three separate objects next to each
other.


12 A pencil next to a rope/twine reference.


This one isn't a pencil, nor rope/twine.


13. The detent on an SDS hammer drill bit.


Nope.




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On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 13:33:06 GMT, Tom Quackenbush
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R.H. wrote:
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It is similar to Lyman #20098 as seen on the page below, though it's not
quite an exact match. I would guess that these would be solid and not
hollow on the bottom.

http://www.black-powder.com/BPC%20su...ulletMolds.htm


Closer to the Lyman 575494 Minie, I think:

http://www.thunder-ridge-muzzleloadi...yman_molds.htm

Can you check the diameter?

OOOH!! I didnt know Lyman made that mould. Very nice!

Gunner

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To be incapable of committing mayhem is not the mark of the civilized,
merely the domesticated." - Trefor Thomas
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R.H. wrote:

Closer to the Lyman 575494 Minie, I think:

http://www.thunder-ridge-muzzleloadi...yman_molds.htm

Can you check the diameter?



The diameter is just a little larger than 9/16" so it looks like you're
right, it's probably a Lyman 575494, thanks for the link.


Shame they don't have a .6 (.596 true bore) to suit my commercial
hunting snyder....
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Gunner wrote:

Thats a Heath/ Keith style Semiwad cutter, and is likely to have come
from a Henseley and Gibbs mould with a second choice being Ideal.

What is the diameter of the second band? If its .429-.433, its likely
for the 44 Special and if its .452-.455, its for the .45 ACP, both
rounds to be fired typically from a target revolver. Hollow base
bullets were very common in the 30s-70s for Bullseye shooters who were
shooting light to medium loads at paper targets.
The most common such today are 38 Special hollow base bullets, which
typically have a totally blunt nose with no ogive.


What's with the grooves? I haven't seen them in modern cartridges,
though Minies had them. Were these for black-powder revolvers?

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In article ,
Matthew Russotto wrote:
In article ,
Gunner wrote:

Thats a Heath/ Keith style Semiwad cutter, and is likely to have come
from a Henseley and Gibbs mould with a second choice being Ideal.

What is the diameter of the second band? If its .429-.433, its likely
for the 44 Special and if its .452-.455, its for the .45 ACP, both
rounds to be fired typically from a target revolver. Hollow base
bullets were very common in the 30s-70s for Bullseye shooters who were
shooting light to medium loads at paper targets.
The most common such today are 38 Special hollow base bullets, which
typically have a totally blunt nose with no ogive.


What's with the grooves? I haven't seen them in modern cartridges,
though Minies had them. Were these for black-powder revolvers?


They (in cast bullets) are to carry lube into the bore, so you
don't get as much lead fouling.

Not too common in jacketed revolver bullets (which is what I
usually shoot), though some rifle bullets have a groove for the case
mouth crimp, so the bullet is not either driven deeper or partially
pulled by recoil in the weapon -- or even worse, by the stack of bullets
in a tubular magazine. (There, you *really* want a blunt nose, so it
does not set of the primer of the next cartridge above it in the
magazine. :-)

Out of curiosity -- since this is so heavily cross-posted, why
don't we put an indicator as to which newsgroup we are posting from?
I'm posting from rec.crafts.metalworking, FWIW.

Enjoy,
DoN.
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On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 20:57:11 GMT, Badger
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R.H. wrote:

Closer to the Lyman 575494 Minie, I think:

http://www.thunder-ridge-muzzleloadi...yman_molds.htm

Can you check the diameter?



The diameter is just a little larger than 9/16" so it looks like you're
right, it's probably a Lyman 575494, thanks for the link.


Shame they don't have a .6 (.596 true bore) to suit my commercial
hunting snyder....


Got a lathe? Its quite easy to make your own mould , or even the
bullets themselves.

Gunner

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To be incapable of committing mayhem is not the mark of the civilized,
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On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 15:20:22 -0600,
(Matthew Russotto) wrote:

In article ,
Gunner wrote:

Thats a Heath/ Keith style Semiwad cutter, and is likely to have come
from a Henseley and Gibbs mould with a second choice being Ideal.

What is the diameter of the second band? If its .429-.433, its likely
for the 44 Special and if its .452-.455, its for the .45 ACP, both
rounds to be fired typically from a target revolver. Hollow base
bullets were very common in the 30s-70s for Bullseye shooters who were
shooting light to medium loads at paper targets.
The most common such today are 38 Special hollow base bullets, which
typically have a totally blunt nose with no ogive.


What's with the grooves? I haven't seen them in modern cartridges,
though Minies had them. Were these for black-powder revolvers?


All lead bullets have some area in which to store lubricant. These
grooves are designed to be filled with a lubricant mixture , usually
beeswax and Alox in varying proportions etc

Some of the latest bullets use a knurled surface and are impregnated
with various lubricants. Federal made a line of nylon coated lead
bullets which Im inordinatly found of for self defense loads. Very
soft Keith style blunt nosed hollowpoints of good weight that may be
fired rather fast from short barreled belly guns. The Nyclad..which
unfortunately..Federal seems to have discontinued..damit. Im down to 4
boxes for the short guns.

Gunner

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To be incapable of committing mayhem is not the mark of the civilized,
merely the domesticated." - Trefor Thomas
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On 19 Dec 2004 16:50:29 -0500, (DoN. Nichols)
wrote:

In article ,
Matthew Russotto wrote:
In article ,
Gunner wrote:

Thats a Heath/ Keith style Semiwad cutter, and is likely to have come
from a Henseley and Gibbs mould with a second choice being Ideal.

What is the diameter of the second band? If its .429-.433, its likely
for the 44 Special and if its .452-.455, its for the .45 ACP, both
rounds to be fired typically from a target revolver. Hollow base
bullets were very common in the 30s-70s for Bullseye shooters who were
shooting light to medium loads at paper targets.
The most common such today are 38 Special hollow base bullets, which
typically have a totally blunt nose with no ogive.


What's with the grooves? I haven't seen them in modern cartridges,
though Minies had them. Were these for black-powder revolvers?


They (in cast bullets) are to carry lube into the bore, so you
don't get as much lead fouling.

Not too common in jacketed revolver bullets (which is what I
usually shoot), though some rifle bullets have a groove for the case
mouth crimp, so the bullet is not either driven deeper or partially
pulled by recoil in the weapon -- or even worse, by the stack of bullets
in a tubular magazine. (There, you *really* want a blunt nose, so it
does not set of the primer of the next cartridge above it in the
magazine. :-)

Out of curiosity -- since this is so heavily cross-posted, why
don't we put an indicator as to which newsgroup we are posting from?
I'm posting from rec.crafts.metalworking, FWIW.

Enjoy,
DoN.


RCM as well

Gunner

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To be incapable of committing mayhem is not the mark of the civilized,
merely the domesticated." - Trefor Thomas
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Tom Quackenbush wrote:
DoN. Nichols wrote:


[ ... ]

I think that "Maxi" is a Thompson Center creation. I think the
correct spelling is "Minie", with an accent over the "e".


O.K. I knew that the accent was missing, but wasn't sure
whether it should be one or two 'n's.

I could post
it using extended ASCII, but I don't think that my 8-bit ASCII is the
same as everyone else's 8-bit ASCII.

As an aside, is there a UNIX/WENIX/Linux standard for 8-bit ASCII?


Sure -- how many do you want? :-)

The one which I have selected on my Solaris 8 machine is:

ISO8859-15

but the Solaris 2.6 machines don't go beyond:

ISO8859-1

and no -- I don't know what the actual difference is. :-)

There were about twenty to choose from when I installed the OS,
and this one is probably the best bet overall. Some of them don't
handle American English very well -- being optimized for other
languages. And some are totally confusing (the ones which implement the
Japanese Kanji for example. :-)

I haven't really explored which ones my OpenBSD systems offer --
both the ones on Intel CPUs and the ones on Sun SPARCs.

But, when you don't know what will be reading what you post,
plain 7-bit ASCII is the safest. :-)

Enjoy,
DoN.

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DoN. Nichols wrote:
Tom Quackenbush wrote:

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As an aside, is there a UNIX/WENIX/Linux standard for 8-bit ASCII?


Sure -- how many do you want? :-)

The one which I have selected on my Solaris 8 machine is:

ISO8859-15

but the Solaris 2.6 machines don't go beyond:

ISO8859-1

and no -- I don't know what the actual difference is. :-)

There were about twenty to choose from when I installed the OS,
and this one is probably the best bet overall. Some of them don't
handle American English very well -- being optimized for other
languages. And some are totally confusing (the ones which implement the
Japanese Kanji for example. :-)

I haven't really explored which ones my OpenBSD systems offer --
both the ones on Intel CPUs and the ones on Sun SPARCs.

But, when you don't know what will be reading what you post,
plain 7-bit ASCII is the safest. :-)


Wow - ain't standards great? And so many to choose from!

Thanks for the info.

R,
Tom Q.



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Tom Quackenbush wrote:

As an aside, is there a UNIX/WENIX/Linux standard for 8-bit ASCII?


ISO-8859-1 (ISO Latin 1) would be appropriate for this case; to do it
right you'd have to include a charset header (I don't recall the exact
format) in your post as well.
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I missed the staff meeting but the minutes show Gunner
wrote back on Mon, 20 Dec 2004 00:36:35 GMT in
rec.crafts.metalworking :
On 19 Dec 2004 16:50:29 -0500, (DoN. Nichols)
wrote:

In article ,
Matthew Russotto wrote:
In article ,
Gunner wrote:

Thats a Heath/ Keith style Semiwad cutter, and is likely to have come
from a Henseley and Gibbs mould with a second choice being Ideal.

What is the diameter of the second band? If its .429-.433, its likely
for the 44 Special and if its .452-.455, its for the .45 ACP, both
rounds to be fired typically from a target revolver. Hollow base
bullets were very common in the 30s-70s for Bullseye shooters who were
shooting light to medium loads at paper targets.
The most common such today are 38 Special hollow base bullets, which
typically have a totally blunt nose with no ogive.

What's with the grooves? I haven't seen them in modern cartridges,
though Minies had them. Were these for black-powder revolvers?


They (in cast bullets) are to carry lube into the bore, so you
don't get as much lead fouling.

Not too common in jacketed revolver bullets (which is what I
usually shoot), though some rifle bullets have a groove for the case
mouth crimp, so the bullet is not either driven deeper or partially
pulled by recoil in the weapon -- or even worse, by the stack of bullets
in a tubular magazine. (There, you *really* want a blunt nose, so it
does not set of the primer of the next cartridge above it in the
magazine. :-)

Out of curiosity -- since this is so heavily cross-posted, why
don't we put an indicator as to which newsgroup we are posting from?
I'm posting from rec.crafts.metalworking, FWIW.

Enjoy,
DoN.


RCM as well


Agent has that option, Optionsposting preferencesIntroductions, and
put %newsgroups% in the appropriate line. As in "%from% wrote on %date% in
%newsgroup% :"
It helps me to keep track of where I was reading and responding to
what.

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Tom Quackenbush writes:
Tom Quackenbush wrote:
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As an aside, is there a UNIX/WENIX/Linux standard for 8-bit ASCII?


WENIX = XENIX.


ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is by definition
7-bit.

The typical 8-bit character set on linux is ISO-8859-1 (Latin) which is
based on 7-bit ASCII + a number of western european characters.

Older unix may support 8-bit ascii, but the upper 128 bytes are not
standardized between vendors.

scott

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Barbara Bailey wrote:

On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 17:48:36 GMT, "R.H." wrote:


"Gerald Clough" wrote in message
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R.H. wrote:


Just added some new photos and answers to the last set:


http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/



220 looks like a semi wadcutter pistol bullet. Somewhat unusual nose.


Yes, it's a bullet but I'm not sure what particular type of weapon it's
for.



It's a Minie Ball, used in black-powder/muzzleloaders. I'd say it's
about a .40 cal.

I'd say it is a 45 wad cutter. Plenty are used on rifle and pistol ranges.
If it slams into something - it pancakes nicely. Otherwise it punches a nice
and well marked (dark lead ring) around the hole.

Martin

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Scott Lurndal wrote:

Tom Quackenbush writes:

Tom Quackenbush wrote:
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As an aside, is there a UNIX/WENIX/Linux standard for 8-bit ASCII?


WENIX = XENIX.



ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is by definition
7-bit.

The typical 8-bit character set on linux is ISO-8859-1 (Latin) which is
based on 7-bit ASCII + a number of western european characters.

Older unix may support 8-bit ascii, but the upper 128 bytes are not
standardized between vendors.

scott

ASCII has both 7 and 8 bit level codes. 7 is common on teletypes, while 8
is controlling other functions typically on electronic equipment.

There is 5 & 6 level codes - Baudot and Trascii. 6 level code was needed for
some bit slice machines. Only the 6 level (of the two) has ASCII roots.

Martin [ has used all four ]

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Check out these Text files : specs!

http://www.unicode.org/Public/MAPPINGS/ISO8859/

Martin

Tom Quackenbush wrote:

DoN. Nichols wrote:

Tom Quackenbush wrote:


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As an aside, is there a UNIX/WENIX/Linux standard for 8-bit ASCII?


Sure -- how many do you want? :-)

The one which I have selected on my Solaris 8 machine is:

ISO8859-15

but the Solaris 2.6 machines don't go beyond:

ISO8859-1

and no -- I don't know what the actual difference is. :-)

There were about twenty to choose from when I installed the OS,
and this one is probably the best bet overall. Some of them don't
handle American English very well -- being optimized for other
languages. And some are totally confusing (the ones which implement the
Japanese Kanji for example. :-)

I haven't really explored which ones my OpenBSD systems offer --
both the ones on Intel CPUs and the ones on Sun SPARCs.

But, when you don't know what will be reading what you post,
plain 7-bit ASCII is the safest. :-)



Wow - ain't standards great? And so many to choose from!

Thanks for the info.

R,
Tom Q.



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Martin H. Eastburn wrote:
Check out these Text files : specs!

http://www.unicode.org/Public/MAPPINGS/ISO8859/


Thanks!

So -- there are some differences:

8bit 16bit 8859-1 8859-15
================================================== ====================
0xA4 0x00A4 # CURRENCY SIGN EURO SIGN
0xA6 0x00A6 # BROKEN BAR LATIN CAPITAL LETTER S WITH CARON
0xA8 0x00A8 # DIAERESIS LATIN SMALL LETTER S WITH CARON
0xB4 0x00B4 # ACUTE ACCENT LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Z WITH CARON
0xB8 0x00B8 # CEDILLA LATIN SMALL LETTER Z WITH CARON
0xBC 0x00BC # VULGAR FRACTION ONE QUARTER LATIN CAPITAL LIGATURE OE
0xBD 0x00BD # VULGAR FRACTION ONE HALF LATIN SMALL LIGATURE OE
0xBE 0x00BE # VULGAR FRACTION THREE QUARTERS LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Y WITH DIAERESIS
0xD0 0x00D0 # LATIN CAPITAL LETTER The (Icelandic) LATIN CAPITAL LETTER The
0xDE 0x00DE # LATIN CAPITAL LETTER THORN (Icelandic) LATIN CAPITAL LETTER THORN
0xDF 0x00DF # LATIN SMALL LETTER SHARP S (German) LATIN SMALL LETTER SHARP S
0xF0 0x00F0 # LATIN SMALL LETTER ETH (Icelandic) LATIN SMALL LETTER ETH
0xFE 0x00FE # LATIN SMALL LETTER THORN (Icelandic) LATIN SMALL LETTER THORN

Aside from everything from 0x81 through 0x9F being defined as
control characters, which is how they are handled on my system. But I
see postings from Windows boxen and from Macs which use characters in
that range for something or other.

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224 is a chain repair link
225 is part of a tube flaring tool. The part you clamp the tube in is
missing.
226 looks like a blackjack
227 is a bicycle spoke wrench
229 is a chain saw chain link

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R.H. wrote:

Just added some new photos and answers to the last set:


http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/




228. Looks like an angle gage. I've seen artists using something
like that to get perspective correct.

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R.H. wrote:

Just added some new photos and answers to the last set:


http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/




228. Looks like an angle gage. I've seen artists using something
like that to get perspective correct.


Thanks, I'll put this on my list of possible answers.


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