Re: My my great Uncle.
Posted by:
Jean-Noël Muller
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Date: June 03, 2007 07:16PM
Hello,VEK !
You are right about jokes in France between 1940/1944 about "porte-épées"...
In fact, this kind of daggers, together with their protection devices, were called by naughty french patriots " pompes à vélo", for they were rather similar in shape with bicycle pumps...The main joke, but quite dangerous, was to remove such trophies from drunk petty officers in buses or underground metro.
Enjoy your evening !
Jean-Noël
You are right about jokes in France between 1940/1944 about "porte-épées"...
In fact, this kind of daggers, together with their protection devices, were called by naughty french patriots " pompes à vélo", for they were rather similar in shape with bicycle pumps...The main joke, but quite dangerous, was to remove such trophies from drunk petty officers in buses or underground metro.
Enjoy your evening !
Jean-Noël
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