I picked this German WWII era rifle grenade up in England many years ago and have not been able to find any decent information about it in any of my references. One reference I did find implied it was filled with white phosphorus. Can someone provide me details?
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Help on a Rifle Grenade
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Grenademan2005
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A cut away item is difficult to price because not everybody wants to have a curtted piece in the collection. This is the extra rare BlendGranate42, one of the Holy Grails of the German Rifle Grenades.
ronberkeley
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GwBGw42 NEW INFO
If I recall correctly, there were three(3) versions of this
quite rare German WWII rifle grenade . . . two(2) smoke
(Blend and Nebel) as well as a phosphorus. A large 'B' on
the nose denotes the Blend version. This info is stricly a
recollection of something I read a long time ago.
Ron B (USA)
If I recall correctly, there were three(3) versions of this
quite rare German WWII rifle grenade . . . two(2) smoke
(Blend and Nebel) as well as a phosphorus. A large 'B' on
the nose denotes the Blend version. This info is stricly a
recollection of something I read a long time ago.
Ron B (USA)
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Kilroy was Here
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Kilroy was Here
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Yes, I see that now, only 3, that's a very rare grenade! Are you going to maybe carefully oil it a bit here and there to slow the rust down a little? A little very careful cleaning maybe?
I like it the way it is, but it's so rare, maybe it should be preserved more in some way?
Not really sure, maybe it's best to leave it alone? :tinysmile_cry_t2:
Kilroy was Here
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Yeah, I know. Sometimes you make bigger holes, or more holes when you start picking at things.
A little oil will slow the rust though, and will not hurt anything. I use "Winchester" synthetic type gun oil which used to be called "break-free" or "tri-flow" until Winchester bought them out. I get it at wal-mart now.
I find that on my relic grenades this type oil brings out the original paint color quite a bit, with no adverse reactions or damage. Makes relic grenades look pretty good sometimes.
Grenademan2005
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Well, I have no access to US products. But no worries it is kept dry and safe for the time being.
Bergmann was the leading developing company in German rifle grenades. No further info, this one is basically unknown.
Grenademan2005
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Very interesting, thank you.
Jeff, hard to say without images. Would be great to see these docs.
There was a "doppelschussgranate" as described in the recent rifle grenade book of Michael Heidler. This was basically a rocket assisted rifle grenade as far as i understood. I am just not sure if you mean this one now or another one.
There was a "doppelschussgranate" as described in the recent rifle grenade book of Michael Heidler. This was basically a rocket assisted rifle grenade as far as i understood. I am just not sure if you mean this one now or another one.
ronberkeley
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GwBGe42 versions drawing . . .
Please check my recent response on this topic as I
found and have posted a drawing of the versions of
this rare German WWII rifle grenade FYI
Ron B (USA)
Please check my recent response on this topic as I
found and have posted a drawing of the versions of
this rare German WWII rifle grenade FYI
Ron B (USA)