I'd heard the term "potato masher" used in WWI descriptions, but those grenades had a much larger cylinder on the end...it actually looked like it could mash spuds. This laser was much thinner. Bob said it took "C" size batteries, as opposed to the AAA that the pen-style lasers use. On 4/29/07, Joe Bauman <bau@desnews.com> wrote:

I always thought it was a "potato masher" grenade .... But very nice report, Chuck! -- Joe

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