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Belgian WW1 Wire Of Dead part unrestaured High Voltage Frontier Barrier

$ 126.71

Availability: 32 in stock
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  • Condition: Original part of the wire of dead that stretched for over 200 km (125 mi) of 2,000-volt wire with a height ranging from 1.5 to about 3 m (5 to about 10 ft) spanning the length of the Dutch-Belgian border during ww1. The number of victims is estimated to range between 2,000 and 3,000 people.

    Description

    This is a large item, check the lighter for size next to it.
    Overall nice original condition, no major cracks or chips.
    Local newspapers in the Southern Netherlands carried almost daily reports about people who were 'lightninged to death'. However, many also succeeded in overcoming the fence, often by employing dangerous or creative methods, ranging from the use of very large ladders and tunnels to pole vaulting and binding porcelain plates onto shoes in an attempt to insulate oneself.