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Gatofeo · 11-07-2012, 09:51 PM

More interesting word origins traced to weapons:

The Bayonet is one of the few weapons named after its place of origin: Bayonne, France. The Colt Paterson would be another.

Lt. Henry Shrapnel began experimenting with a hollow projectile containing a number of balls and a powder charge. The British first fired shrapnel against an enemy in 1804 in Dutch Guiana.

In World War I, the Germans used a massive cannon to bombard Paris from long range. They named it, "Big Bertha," in honor of Frau Bertha Krupp, head of the Krupp steel works.

11-07-2012, 09:51 PM	#4
Gatofeo V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Remote Utah desert, separated from Oblivion by a screen door. Posts: 84	Re: Lock, Stock and barrel More interesting word origins traced to weapons: The Bayonet is one of the few weapons named after its place of origin: Bayonne, France. The Colt Paterson would be another. Lt. Henry Shrapnel began experimenting with a hollow projectile containing a number of balls and a powder charge. The British first fired shrapnel against an enemy in 1804 in Dutch Guiana. In World War I, the Germans used a massive cannon to bombard Paris from long range. They named it, "Big Bertha," in honor of Frau Bertha Krupp, head of the Krupp steel works. __________________ "Therein do I see an ugly cat. Smoke. Fire. Brimstone. A vast desert. Holes in parchment. The ugly cat is much amused." --- The quantrains of Gatodamus (1503-1566)