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Post by tibby on Mar 1, 2010 4:34:29 GMT -5
As you might have guessed, this topic (or rather question) will discuss the use (or lack of) tape in WW2. Yesterday we held a small airsoft game, and we had a newbie WW2 player there. I had lent him my AGM Mp44 and of course he dropped it on the concrete floor, which broke the stock! The wood part that connects to the metal which connects to the rifle itself cracked. I'll hopefully be able to fix it with some wood-glue and drilling a couple of new holes for the screws, but I'm not fully confident it'll hold for too much stress. Which leads me to the topic itself: if in battle, and the stock breaks again, would it be considered completely unrealistic och wrap some tape around the stock? And while I'm at it, were taped-togheter magazines ever used in WW2? Were tape of any kind used at all in WW2? For example to temporarily fixing broken things?
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Post by kalbs on Mar 1, 2010 7:02:52 GMT -5
Masking tape was invented in the 20's and duct tape was invented during ww2, about 1942. The Germans call duct tape "Panzerband"
Considering GI's used it to tape ammo boxes together I would assume they used it to hold mags together as well. This is also te tape used to cover gun ports on US air force fighters.
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Post by tibby on Mar 1, 2010 9:39:07 GMT -5
I found a few hits on ze Panzerband. But was it used in WW2? I also couldn't find any information about what color it should be.
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Post by klowd13 on Mar 1, 2010 19:49:12 GMT -5
OD green I believe. "Duck Tape" was what American soldiers called it due to its ability to keep ammo cans empty, thats also when it was found out that duck tape was a fix all.
Cheers, -John-
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Post by shadycadence on Mar 1, 2010 19:59:04 GMT -5
OD green I believe. "Duck Tape" was what American soldiers called it due to its ability to keep ammo cans empty, thats also when it was found out that duck tape was a fix all. Cheers, -John- This make no sense to me whatsoever, what am I missing?
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Post by sir veilance on Mar 1, 2010 20:01:10 GMT -5
OD green I believe. "Duck Tape" was what American soldiers called it due to its ability to keep ammo cans empty, thats also when it was found out that duck tape was a fix all. Cheers, -John- Duck tape? It fixes ammo cans that are Quaked ;D ;D ;D
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Post by CharleyNovember on Mar 1, 2010 20:36:15 GMT -5
Ammo cans empty of water hence "Duck" tape as in shedding water..is my guess at this.
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Post by Adler69 on Mar 1, 2010 20:57:40 GMT -5
Don't forget about the Combat Engineers Friction Tape
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Post by klowd13 on Mar 1, 2010 21:40:27 GMT -5
oh whoops, i meant to say "empty of water". It pretty much sealed ammo cans.
I was doing other things when I typed that, sorry for the confusion.
Cheers, -John-
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Post by hairy apple on Mar 1, 2010 22:28:00 GMT -5
Is friction tape pretty much like electrical tape?
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Post by tibby on Mar 2, 2010 6:49:57 GMT -5
Thanks alot for the replies everyone. Time to hunt for some OD tape!
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Post by deacon on Mar 2, 2010 17:52:20 GMT -5
Friction tape is a very sticky tape with a non sheen side. Its basically like athletic tape with stick on both sides.
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Post by shadycadence on Mar 3, 2010 7:12:02 GMT -5
So black hockey tape could stand in for friction tape?
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Post by Fusilier on Mar 3, 2010 7:27:17 GMT -5
DUCT tape. Not DUCK tape.
Remember, silence is golden, duct tape is silver! :-)
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Post by CharleyNovember on Mar 3, 2010 9:08:41 GMT -5
No there is a brand called Duck tape Bob. Quack!
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Post by kalbs on Mar 3, 2010 9:55:22 GMT -5
It's great for fixing cracks too
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Post by CharleyNovember on Mar 3, 2010 10:43:03 GMT -5
Yes Shady I have always been told hockey tape will stand in for friction tape.
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Post by hairy apple on Mar 3, 2010 13:14:30 GMT -5
"Duck" tape was the original. Duct tape is what it was called by knock offs... the stuff isn't even used on ducts.. ha ha.
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Post by ash on Mar 9, 2010 23:05:55 GMT -5
Roald Dahl mentions the gun ports on his Hurricane fighter being covered with what he called 'cloth tape' during the Greek campaign early in the war. I have also read an interview with a New Zealand soldier who taped his Thompson mags together for quick reloads in late war Italy. I'm sure there's enough justification for using [duck/duct/cloth/friction/whatever] tape on a broken stock, just pick a sensible colour.
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