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German 1ww 1917 rifle grenade

paul the grenade

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I bought this excellent example of a 1917 german cup launched grenade recently and thought i would share it with every one. the detonator and fuze are empty and inert and it has all its internal carboard packing washers. after a good search through my files i find that there is not a great deal writen on this grenade. does anyone have any official documentation on it?
Cheers, Paul.
 

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Here a picture from Finnish manual dated 1926. It only says:
Weight 750 grams. Charge weight 50 grams. Fuze burning time 5 sec. Range at 30-45 degrees angle 150 meters.
 

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Hi paul .very nice complete grenade you have.what kind of card are the pieces made from as id like to have a go at making them?. ,im still looking for info myself for the beauty i swapped of you:).Darrol.
 
thanks for the pics tmine & bonnex, just what i was looking for.
they are just thick cardboard darrol, nothing fancy.
cheers everyone.
paul.
 
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