Grenade photos

[sgtlynn]

Tom Do you know what the items are 3rd in at bottom left and right, fantastic picture, some years back Darryl Lynn had a section on his web site of Hales showing his grenades to the Germans just before WW1, i wonder what ever happened to that photo album..... Dave

I've still got the photos Dave!! I will try to post them on my website and provide the link, likely tomorrow.

 

[roller63]

A scan of an old picture from my collection, hopefully you can make out a wonderful selection of British WW1 Grenades, No 1's, No 2's 3, 5, 12, etc...
also what looks to be a full box of No 1 Mk 1's !!

Tony.

 

[US-Subs]

Nice photo. I've cut it up and enlarged the individual photos a bit, here is the best I could do.

 

[sgtlynn]

I've still got the photos Dave!! I will try to post them on my website and provide the link, likely tomorrow.

Here you go!! Hope I remembered how to do this :tinysmile_shy_t:

 

[sgtlynn]

Here you go!! Hope I remembered how to do this :tinysmile_shy_t:

OK OK so I forgot the link..........

http://members.shaw.ca/dwlynn/main/martin%20hale/maphotoalbum.htm

 

[US-Subs]

I should probably post this one elsewhere, but it is from the same group of photos....

Looks a little like a grenade, 206mm long, 81mm in diameter. Markings on the cap are 245-II-C.W.C.-3-BR. Looks a little like a short cartridge case on one end and possibly a fuze on the other? Looks like Brit markings to me, though it could be another Commonwealth country - you guys may recognize it right off??

 

[TimG]

US-Subs,

I believe it to be a 3" Smith Gun round, British manufacture. It has a 245 Allways fuze, which is essentially a metal version of the 247 fuze used on No. 69 grenade, Gammon Bomb etc.

Regards

TimG

 

[US-Subs]

What was it used for?

 

[TimG]

US-Subs,

It was an 'Home Guard' weapon. An artillery piece, 3" smooth bore. Very limited range. HE and anti-tank projectiles. By all accounts not a popular weapon.

TimG

 

[US-Subs]

Thanks, first time I've seen a photo of one.

 

[glevum]

There are a couple of posts on the forum already about the smith gun

http://www.bocn.co.uk/vbforum/threads/78696-Smith-Gun-6lb-Anti-Tank-Bomb?highlight=smith+gun

http://www.bocn.co.uk/vbforum/threads/78694-No-245-Fuze-for-Smith-Gun-round?highlight=smith+gun

http://www.bocn.co.uk/vbforum/threads/73036-3inch-Smith-gun-practice-round?highlight=smith+gun

 

[peteblight]

Here's another one