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Andi 13th March 2014 08:47 PM
"Modern" Catapults
 
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It seems that some historic reenactors were present with the protestors at Maidan, Kiev. You may have noticed it in the evening news that some historically inspired catapults (German: Bliden) has been used.

But also in Switzerland similar catapults were used only some 100 years earlier in World War I (1914-1918) for throwing hand grenades. See B/W photo of Swiss Federal Archives, CH-SFA#E27#1000/721#14095#3768*

Andi 13th March 2014 09:00 PM
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On the B/W photo a french catapult for hand greandes of WWI and on the second image a Polish catapult used in the Warsaw Uprising for launching bottles with gasoline over the walls and buildings in 1944.

Andi 13th March 2014 09:06 PM
May a moderator please move this thread to European Amroury please !!

Sorry and Thank You!

Spiridonov 14th March 2014 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Andi
It seems that some historic reenactors were present with the protestors at Maidan, Kiev.
I know these people. One of them I knew personally. I met him several years ago in Priozersk in historic festival. Two weeks ago he told that he was shooting this trebuchet


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