Original U.S. WWII D-Day Army 10 Cap Blasting Machine with Handle by Fidelity Electric Co. - Demolition Team Breda M-37 England on 9 January 1943

England on 9 January 1943

founded the year this model was introduced

she was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine and sank quickly

an Army officer wounded in the chest in New Guinea was evacuated in a liaison aircraft as the pilot pumped a portable respirator with one hand while he flew the aircraft with the other

45/70 Caliber

Original U.S. WWII D-Day Army 10 Cap Blasting Machine with Handle by Fidelity Electric Co. - Demolition Team Breda M-37 England on 9 January 1943Original Item: Only One Available. This is an original WWII U. S. Army 10 Cap Blasting Machine, complete with the original handle. These were used by demolition crews on D day to destroy the many obstacles on French beaches that had been set up during years of German occupation. The "10 Cap" nomenclature indicates that up to 10 "Blasting cap" detonators can be set off at one time. This particular example has a brass lower housing, with a lid that