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m1917 German practice egg grenade
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MissingSomething
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Nice Dano... looks in good shape too.....
Still looking for my red egg :tinysmile_cry_t2:
Still looking for my red egg :tinysmile_cry_t2:
dano1917
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the holy and the un-holy
Righto Tmine35, You are exactly right. In the photo below on the left is the red practice m1917 German egg sans the holes, on the right is the German m1917 egg grenade that has 4 holes bored at exact intervals, probably to emit a smoke charge for landing location purposes..Best...Dano
Righto Tmine35, You are exactly right. In the photo below on the left is the red practice m1917 German egg sans the holes, on the right is the German m1917 egg grenade that has 4 holes bored at exact intervals, probably to emit a smoke charge for landing location purposes..Best...Dano
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dano1917
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better photo
Wanted to show a better close up to show the difference. On left is your basic m1917 German practice egg grenade. On right is the practice egg with 4 holes bored at equal spacing around the grenade. These holes allowed a smoke charge to be emitted for spotting where a thrown egg had landed. There was also a practice fuze (Idon't have one) that simulated pulling the igniter wire. One red practice egg grenade came in every case of 50 eggs...Dano
Wanted to show a better close up to show the difference. On left is your basic m1917 German practice egg grenade. On right is the practice egg with 4 holes bored at equal spacing around the grenade. These holes allowed a smoke charge to be emitted for spotting where a thrown egg had landed. There was also a practice fuze (Idon't have one) that simulated pulling the igniter wire. One red practice egg grenade came in every case of 50 eggs...Dano
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Der_Feldgraue
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Here are some eggs from me including a red practice grenade.
Indeed the egg grenade was introduced in summer of 1916 already.
Oh, and like some others here, I am still searching for a cap and porcellain ball for the fuse of the egg in the middle
Indeed the egg grenade was introduced in summer of 1916 already.
Oh, and like some others here, I am still searching for a cap and porcellain ball for the fuse of the egg in the middle
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Der_Feldgraue
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Thanks Dano. I saw in some postings here, that your collection is very nice as well. I think it is difficult and quite expensive to get these items in the US.
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dano1917
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Hmmmmmm
Well engineer, that brings up an interesting question. When I bought the holy egg eons ago I was told that they were de-mill holes. Have brought this up with other collectors and there seems to be about a 50/50 split on opinions, with half saying the holes are original, and half thinking they are some sort of de-mill holes. This is for me as well the first i've encountered with holes above the grip ring???? Yi dunno? One thing for sure, it is one of my favorite eggs............. Dano
Well engineer, that brings up an interesting question. When I bought the holy egg eons ago I was told that they were de-mill holes. Have brought this up with other collectors and there seems to be about a 50/50 split on opinions, with half saying the holes are original, and half thinking they are some sort of de-mill holes. This is for me as well the first i've encountered with holes above the grip ring???? Yi dunno? One thing for sure, it is one of my favorite eggs............. Dano
Der_Feldgraue
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I think you can see a difference if the holes were drilled 90 or 9 years ago. Nice b-eggs here in this thread!
engineer
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Drilling holes in a grenade is the same as demilling it. And this practice eggs are factual demilled eggs. But the holes haven't been drilled in order to demill the grenades but to manufacture practice eggs. Everything clear as mud now?:tinysmile_shy_t:
Cheers
engineer
Cheers
engineer
dano1917
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wad I tink
My opinion, for what it is worth is that the holes in my practice egg are original, and yes definately look bored 90+ years ago. I firmly think this to be true and if not, oh well I still love it. They are symetrical and well corroded and if it is a demill, it was done so many years ago. I found this egg at a show in the early 90's for 20.00us and still one of my prized pieces. When I die they will need a crowbar to pry it out of my hands after rigormortis has set in!!1 Dano
My opinion, for what it is worth is that the holes in my practice egg are original, and yes definately look bored 90+ years ago. I firmly think this to be true and if not, oh well I still love it. They are symetrical and well corroded and if it is a demill, it was done so many years ago. I found this egg at a show in the early 90's for 20.00us and still one of my prized pieces. When I die they will need a crowbar to pry it out of my hands after rigormortis has set in!!1 Dano