Why did U-Boats have a serrated bow?

Factual Questions
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From the link matt provided above it looks as if this is where that u-boat is…

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So the serrations are for cutting the ribbon at the Finnish line?

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<smacks dropzone with a wet herring>

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[python]BOOOM![/python]

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I think you have mistakenly linked to an early prototype Husqvarna chainsaw, probably the HUSKY.

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Maybe they were inspired by the Nautilus:

http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%3Fp%3DDisney%2BNautilus%2Bpicture%26toggle%3D1%26ei%3DUTF-8&h=225&w=550&imgcurl=www.psubs.org%2Fpsub_pic%2Fnemo_pic%2Fnautilus1.jpg&imgurl=www.psubs.org%2Fpsub_pic%2Fnemo_pic%2Fnautilus1.jpg&size=27.4kB&name=nautilus1.jpg&rcurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psubs.org%2Fpsub_pic%2Fnemo_pic.html&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psubs.org%2Fpsub_pic%2Fnemo_pic.html&p=disney+nautilus&type=jpeg&no=2&tt=286&fr=FP-tab-web-t-226

(And, yes, I know that this is based on a 1954 film, and doesn’t really look like the original engravings for Verne’s book)

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As has been speculated here, those are net cutters. Fishing nets or traps, these things were to reduce the chances that the sub would get tangled underwater. Here’s a website with some pics and details.Here’s a website with some pics and details. Look for the Type 1A for an example.

EZ

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Which obviously makes it a bow saw.

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:smack:

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Duckster!

LMAO!

Q