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Coal torpedo
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The coal torpedo was a hollow iron casting filled with explosives and covered in coal dust, deployed by the Confederate Secret Service during the American Civil War, and intended for doing harm to Uni
A coal torpedo. This example was prepared as a model, with a partial coal dust coating and the plug left out. It was found in Jefferson Davis' office by Union General Edward Ripley when Union forces captured Richmond in April 1865.
A coal torpedo. This example was prepared as a model, with a partial coal dust coating and the plug left out. It was found in Jefferson Davis' office
Thomas Courtenay in the uniform of a Confederate Army captain.
Thomas Courtenay in the uniform of a Confederate Army captain.
The sidewheeler Greyhound.
The sidewheeler Greyhound.
Explosive rat
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The explosive rat, also known as a rat bomb, was a weapon developed by the British Special Operations Executive in World War II for use against Germany. Rat carcasses were filled with plastic explosiv
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Diagram and instructions for creating explosive rats
Diagram and instructions for creating explosive rats