Captain Mannering would approve!!

Trying to find unusual weapons of WW1, I came across an observation disguise that has to have been made by the "Dad's Army" TV prop designers, Used for evaluating Artillery fire (in the main) and straight Observation.

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You stupid boy Pike.
Rob.

Treemendous pics. Thanks for sharing :)

A tree with a funny face like that one is just asking to be shot at, particularly if it suddenly appeared where no tree had been before.

And now for the "Real thing"

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Yup, been there, done that

Nice find!

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A tree with a funny face like that one is just asking to be shot at, particularly if it suddenly appeared where no tree had been before.

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True dat. Honestly, how thick do you think they thought the Huns were? :lol:

It makes you wonder, this pair seems to have perfected the tree disguise

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id pay up to tree fitty for one!

I wonder what the survival rate was for that job? Months? Hours?

Evidently hiding in a fake dead horse was also a thing in WWI:

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A horse you've said? Are you sure?

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