Friday, July 6, 2012

By Request: Caltrops

Related from last May. Instant Caltrops and history of Caltrops . Also for purchase HERE.

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When CA at WRSA posted a link to Part V of the defensive obstacles entry he also posed a request for a cheap and simple method to construct caltrops. For the uninitiated a caltrop is a small device that no matter how it lays will always have a sharpened point facing upwards. They have been used against everything from horse to foot troops and vehicles (they were a constant source of pain for the Somoza troops in the 80s).

So how do ya make ‘em? Here’s a little shopping list for one method:

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