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The first one, left above, didn't have the two pieces screw together. The little bit has 2 holes.
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Then came brass. Steel during WW2.
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DCM/NRA thong. Similar to the early thong but only 1 hole.
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Advertised as U.S. Government cleaners. Any claim is a good claim for sales.
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The Ordnance Department needed a study to figure out the Germans weren't nearly as stupid as they were. The troops in the ETO figured that out without benefit of a study.