Right.
"Concertina wire" was named for the musical instrument it resembles. A
concertina is a small round-ish (hexagonal, octagonal) accordion played
in Italy.
Here's one: http://members.aol.com/jimattheboxofc/hohner-concertina.jpg
The accordion folds or paper and fabric are the "bellows" that draw air
in and out. Hence the term "bellows" type.
Wilko
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On Oct 21, 2005, at 3:56 AM, William Moyer wrote:
> I think he means it's spun in a loop like concertina wire they use in
> the
> battlefield.
> Cheers!
> Alan
> '53 BN1 '64 BJ8
>
>
> Maybe, but a concertina is a small version of an accordian, a musical
> instrument powered by a bellows but without a piano-type keyboard.
> Think
> Kirk Douglas as Ned Land in the movie "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea"
> singing
> about "A Whale of a Tale" whilst playing his concertina.
>
> It might be the bellows action he's referring to.
>
> Bill Moyer, BJ7, concertina player
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